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Patient education: theory and practice. 1989

A T Speers

Patient education is an important component of quality nursing care. Nurses must be prepared to teach their patients in the promotion of health and recovery from illness. This article addresses the theories and practices of patient education. An example of a patient education program is described.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009742	Nursing Theory	Concepts, definitions, and propositions applied to the study of various phenomena which pertain to nursing and nursing research.	Theory, Nursing,Nursing Theories,Theories, Nursing
D010353	Patient Education as Topic	The teaching or training of patients concerning their own health needs.	Education of Patients,Education, Patient,Patient Education
D004509	Education, Nursing, Continuing	Educational programs designed to inform nurses of recent advances in their fields.	Education, Nursing, Post-Basic,Education, Nursing, Post-Registration,Nursing Education, Continuing,Nursing Education, Post-Basic,Nursing Education, Post-Registration,Post-Basic Nursing Education,Post-Registration Nursing Education,Continuing Nursing Education,Education, Continuing Nursing,Education, Post-Basic Nursing,Education, Post-Registration Nursing,Nursing Education, Post Basic,Nursing Education, Post Registration,Post Basic Nursing Education,Post Registration Nursing Education
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man