Mastering Patient
& Family Education:
A Healthcare Handbook for Success
Quick Overview
Patient and family health education (PFE), defined as any set of planned educational activities designed to improve patients’ health behaviors and health status, is an imperative aspect of modern-day caregiving. Its primary objective is to help patients and families understand their rights and responsibilities for care, treatment, and services. However, every patient’s health, situation, and care are different. And, differing standards and constantly changing improvement requirements can be problematic. As a result, nurses and other hospital caregivers often struggle to find the best way to educate patients and families.
Coverage includes:
- Interprofessional education strategies
- Simulation and telehealth for patient education
- Augmentative and assistive communication needs
- Documentation processes and systems
- PFE department creation
- Measurements and outcomes
