title: Educating patients on a short stay unit.
abstract: Finding time to teach patients on a short stay unit is always a challenge. Involving staff and integrating continuous quality improvement techniques can improve a unit's patient education. Here are time-saving tips.
authors.affiliation: Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, Md., USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Daugherty
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007902:Length of Stay; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D017749:Total Quality Management