title: The nurse as patient educator.
abstract: This article aims to examine the andragogical theory of adult learning and the implication that knowledge of adult learning theory is a prerequisite for successful patient teaching.
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authors.lastname: Barrass
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*