title: Patient teaching to promote behavioral change.
abstract: Nurses are taught that patient teaching is an essential component of their professional role. This article describes the research on which effective patient teaching should be based.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, San Diego State University, California, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Saarmann
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Daugherty
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Riegel
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000379:methods; D009042:Motivation; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*