title: Professional nursing roles. The reintegration of patient teaching.
abstract: This article stresses the critical nature of the education function of the nurse and suggests strategies for reintegrating teaching as a professional role. It is important that administrators value teaching and that staff development departments assist nurses in refining teaching skills.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Cleary
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coomer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cosner
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cummins
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Decell
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kemper
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kirby
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sims
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods*; D007587:Job Description; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*