title: Self-care assessment: key to teaching and discharge planning.
abstract: Patient education research supports the premise that the nurse must consider the patient's perspective before attempting to provide an educational program for implementing the therapeutic regimen. This article describes how a self-care assessment instrument can help the nurse to develop an individualized teaching plan for the cardiac patient.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Johannsen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012648:Self Care; D012647:Self-Assessment