McNeill, B. (2019). You “Teach” BUT Does Your Patient REALLY Learn? Basic Principles to Promote Safer Outcomes. Tar Heel Nurse, 9–16. You 'Teach' BUT Does Your Patient REALLY Learn? Basic Principles to Promote...: EBSCOhost (capella.edu)
This article explains the factors that influence the patient's ability and willingness to learn. It also explains different learning styles, as well as explains different “red flag behaviors.” The passage also teaches nurses how to form clear objectives for the patient, as well as how to evaluate if the patient met the objectives. This article would be helpful for the nurse trying to do any of these things.
Mendes, A. (2023). Community nurses can empower people living with lymphoedema. British Journal of Community Nursing, 28(12), 582–584. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2023.28.12.582
This article discusses how nurses can empower people living with lymphoedema to improve their self-management skills and compliance through patient education. This article also touches on the importance of educating on the psychosocial aspects of lymphoedema, instead of just the physical. This article would be helpful for the nurse wondering how he or she can make an impact on a patient's life. It is also a helpful insight to the psychosocial struggles some of these patients experience.
10 ways nurses and nurse leaders can improve patient education. NurseJournal.org. (n.d.). https://nursejournal.org/articles/tips-to-improve-patient-education/
This article explains different ways the nurse can improve patient education. It speaks on considering patients' individual boundaries and learning styles, as well as implementing strategies such as the teach-back method. This resource will be helpful to the nurse that wants to learn what he or she can do to improve patient education.