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CHAPTER 3: EFFECTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES
Learning outcome After completing this chapter, the learner will be able to analyze teaching strate- gies that deliver effective learning to the patient and/or family, including: Demonstrate how to communicate at each literacy level. Discuss one on one teaching techniques. Explain strategies for educating groups. INTRODUCTION For patient and family education to be successful, there must be knowledge giv- en and comprehension on behalf of the learner. There are many elements that can cause barriers to effective teaching and learning. Healthcare professionals must be able to identify these obstacles and create strategies to address and over- come them. Patients may have variations in their ability to learn medical information based on low health literacy. The individual also must be ready to learn. Individual learn- ing styles and differences in communi- cation must be considered. Patients may have certain limitations or cultural consid-
erations that may also impact teaching and learning. Strategies must be developed to ad- dress the needs of patients and effectively communicate and teach. There are stan- dardized considerations when approach- ing patient education, and then individ- ualization is needed. Assessments must be undertaken to determine which strate- gies are appropriate to implement. There are multiple avenues in patient teaching, which can include individual and group education. Universal approach to patient education Patient education should be individual- ized to each patient in terms of address- ing health literacy, barriers to learning and communication, and content. Healthcare professionals should also use a universal approach to providing patient education for all patients, including standardized strategies. The environment should be adapted to provide one in which effective teaching can occur. This can include lighting that is sufficient but not overstimulating and a calm, quiet atmosphere with lowered
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