title: [The Effect of Taking an Affectionate Approach to Discharge Education in the Pediatric Ward].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  From January to March 2013, only 36.7% of pediatric patients in our hospital were given health education by nurses and only 47.1% of patient families indicated feeling "good" about the health education that they had received. After analyzing the situation, we identified the following key issues: (1) Lack of an SOP; (2) Inconsistent nursing guidelines; (3) Difficulties in comprehending health education tools; and (4) Poor caregiver adoption of TPN skills.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Our aim was to apply "impressive service" at our pediatric department to improve the effect of post-discharge health education in order to enhance the quality of care received by patients and their families.
  
  
  METHODS
  A variety of measures were implemented to improve the satisfaction rate of post-discharge health education. These measures included: reinforcing advocacy during hospitalization, developing an SOP on health education and an auditing system, manufacturing an "Impressive Service Card" and a "Pamphlet for hospitalized children", and employing a health education method and leaflets that were beneficial to the caregiver.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The result of our practice increased the rate of health education to 100% and a rate of satisfaction of 99.4%. These significant improvements indicate that the "Impressive Service" program may be an effective strategy to improve the quality and effectiveness of post-discharge health education.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This program was implemented as part of standard discharge procedures as a strategy to improve the attitudes of nursing staff, to enhance the satisfaction of pediatric patients and their family members, and the enhance the image of our hospital and nursing personnel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, ROC. zssc1026@yahoo.com.tw.
authors.forename: Mei-Ying
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Tzu-Chun
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Yi-Yu
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010372:Pediatrics
keywords: discharge education; pediatric ward; touching service