[Verbal patient information through nurses--a case of stroke patients].
The article represents results of a theoretical work in the field of nursing education, with the topic: Verbal Patient Information through Nurses--A Case of Stroke Patients. The literature review and analysis show that there is a shortage in (stroke) patient information generally and a lack of successful concepts and strategies for the verbal (stroke) patient information through nurses in hospitals. The authors have developed a theoretical basis for health information as a nursing intervention and this represents a model of health information as a "communicational teach-and-learn process", which is of general application to all patients. The health information takes place as a separate nursing intervention within a non-public, face-to-face communication situation and in the steps-model of the nursing process. Health information is seen as a learning process for patients and nurses too. We consider learning as information production (constructivism) and information processing (cognitivism). Both processes are influenced by different factors and the illness-situation of patients, personality information content and the environment. For a successful health information output, it is necessary to take care of these aspects and this can be realized through a constructivational understanding of didactics. There is a need for an evaluation study to prove our concept of health information.
Institut für Medizin- und Pflegepädagogik und Pflegewissenschaft, Universitätsklinikum Charité--Medizinische Fakultät der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. EUKCHRI@compuserve.de
Elli
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Christmann
Regina
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Holle
Dörte
D
Schüssler
Jutta
J
Beier
Theo
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Dassen
D003145:Communication Methods, Total; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010358:Patient Participation; D012931:Social Environment; D013067:Speech Perception; D020521:Stroke / Q000451:nursing*; D014705:Verbal Behavior