the formative period Correct Answer-From the mid-1800s through the
turn of the 20th century
the Division of Child Hygiene Correct Answer-in New York City in
1908
a time of relative quiet for patient education Correct Answer-The period
from 1930 through 1960 i
Patient Education and the Hospital Program Correct Answer-In 1953,
Veterans Administration
Committee on Educational Tasks in Chronic Illness Correct Answer-
Formed by American Public Health Association in 1968
Pew Health Professions Commission Correct Answer-Embrace a
personal ethic of social responsibility and service
• Provide evidence-based, clinically competent care
• Incorporate the multiple determinants of health in clinical care
• Rigorously practice preventive health care
• Improve access to health care for those with unmet health needs
• Practice relationship-centered care with individuals and families
• Provide culturally sensitive care to a diverse society
, • Use communication and information technology effectively and
appropriately
• Continue to learn and help others learn
5 Million Lives campaign. Correct Answer-targeted reduction of 5
million instances of medical harm
- deploy rapid response teams, deliver evidence-based care for
myocardial infarction, prevent adverse drug events, prevent central-line
infections, surgical site infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia
etc....
The purpose of patient education Correct Answer-to increase the
competence and confidence of clients for self-management. The ultimate
goal is to increase the responsibility and independence of clients for self-
care.
The single most important action of nurses as educators Correct Answer-
to prepare patients for self-care.
effective teaching by the nurse can do the following: Correct Answer-
Increase consumer satisfaction
• Improve quality of life
• Ensure continuity of care
• Decrease client anxiety
• Effectively reduce the complications of illness and the incidence of
disease