Self-care assessment: key to teaching and discharge planning.
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.
Johannsen
J M
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D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012648:Self Care; D012647:Self-Assessment