Course Code:1000277                    College: HOPE school of nursing

Semester:Spring                         Intended Students: The third year students

Credits: 2                               Instructor: Luo Dan (Chinese)

Course Content:

Course Objectives：

Completed this course, students will be able to

• Assess the individual needs of each patient and focusing specifically on various cultural, gender, age, and literacy issues
• Design and implement individually tailored, scientifically sound patient education that addresses the essential domains of knowledge, skills, and attitudes; focuses on coping mechanisms; and assesses achievement of educational objectives through valid and reliable methods
• Utilize appropriate methods to involve the patient and confirm the patient’s comprehension during the process of education.
• Provide instructions to patients and their significant others that are comprehensive and address home care skills, pain management, dietary recommendations, lifestyle modifications, follow-up care, and symptoms and signs that need to be brought to the attention of the health care works.
• Collaborate with other professions on approaches to enhance patient education and sharing of relevant and easily comprehensible educational materials
• Evaluate the impact of patient education on patient care using well-designed scientific methods