title: Patient education documentation: is it being done?
abstract: Patient education is a key component to disease management, convalescence, and overall wellness maintenance. Documentation of patient education provides a means of monitoring the type of patient education performed, the patient response, and additional educational needs.
authors.affiliation: Prince George's Community College, Largo, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castrogiovanni
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Stephenson
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dickson
authors.forename: Delores
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonney
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D008873:Mid-Atlantic Region; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013664:Teaching Materials