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GULFDIAGNOSTICCENTER

HOSPITAL

مركزاخليمستشفى لتشخيص

NURSING POLICY Policy No: MED-NUR-P0028/09

TITLE: EDUCATION OF PATIENTIssue Date : March 2009

Revision No.: 01

Department : Nursing Revision Date : May 2012

Section : Nursing Care Next Revision : May 2014

Distribution : Hospital Wide of 5

EDUCATION OF PATIENT

APPROVAL SHEET

Prepared by:

Name Signature Date

Ms. Jennelyn PaderanActing Charge Nurse, In-patient Ward

Reviewed by:

Name Signature Date

Ms. Gela MocanuActing Head of Nursing Department

Mr. Zuher ArawiQuality Manager

Approved by:

Name Signature Date

Dr Emad Yassin Al RahmaniMedical Director

Mrs. Jamal KaddouraHospital Director and Co-Founder

DOCUMENT AMENDMENT RECORD SHEET

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Date Description of Change Page EffectedRevisionNumber

1. DEFINITION

1.1 Patient and Family/Guardians are entitled to receive substantial education of the prevention and treatment of the patient disease/condition.

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2. POLICY

2.1 The patient and/or, when appropriate, his or her family are provided with appropriateeducation and training to increase knowledge of the patient’s illness and treatment

needs and to learn skills and behaviors that promote recovery and improvefunction.

2.1.1 The assessment considers cultural and religion practice, emotional barriers,drive and motivation to learn, physical and cognitive limitations, language barriers and the financial implications of care choices.

2.1.2 Instruction on patient rights and responsibilities;2.1.3 When called for by the age of the patient and length of stay, the facility assesses and

provides for patients academic education needs;2.1.4 The safe and effective use of medication in accordance with legal requirements and

patient needs, when applicable;2.1.5 The safe and effective use of medical equipment, when applicable;2.1.6 Instruction on potential drug-food interactions and counseling on nutrition

intervention and/or modified diets, as appropriate;2.1.7 Instruction on maintaining oral health, as appropriate;2.1.8 Instruction in rehabilitation techniques to facilitate adaptation to and/or functional

independence in the environment, if needed;2.1.9 Access to available community resources, if needed.

2.2 The patient and/or, when appropriate, his or her family are provided with the specificknowledge and/or skills required to meet the patient’s ongoing healthcare needs.

Such instruction is presented in ways understandable to the patient and/or his or her family and includes, but is not limited to, the patient’s and family’sresponsibilities in the patient’s care.

2.3 With due regard for privacy, the facility teaches and helps patients maintain goodstandards for personal hygiene and grooming, including bathing, brushing teeth, caringfor hair and nails and using the toilet.

3. SCOPE

3.1 Educating a patient in Gulf Diagnostic Center Hospital.

4. RESPONSIBILITY

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4.1 Physician4.2 Registered nurse

5. PROCEDURE

5.1 Upon admission, the licensed nurse will begin the nursing process for patient education asfollows: assess learning needs and learning capabilities of patient, establish teaching plan

based on goals and objectives of patient education for the individual, implement theteaching plan and evaluate learner’s response.5.2 Upon admission, the staff nurse will orient the patient to the environment-physical,

patient rights and responsibilities, facility staff, safety issues and other pertinentissues.

5.3 Teaching will be initiated when the patient’s condition permits. Teaching will bemodified, as needed, to meet individual needs; i.e., language barrier, physical

limitations. The family and/or significant others will be included in patient education asfrequently as possible, when appropriate.

5.4 Education will include information, as necessary, about patient responsibilities in his/her own care, including, but not limited to responsibilities for:5.4.1 Providing information5.4.2 Asking questions and obtaining information about his/her care5.4.3 Following instructions5.4.4 Accepting the consequences of not following care and/or treatment5.4.5 Following rules and regulations regarding care and conduct5.4.6 Showing respect and consideration for other patients/facility personnel and

property5.4.7 Meeting financial considerations

5.5 Relevant written materials (approved by patient’s physician) including a dischargeinstruction sheet will be given to the patient by a licensed nurse. The patient will sign thedischarge instruction sheet after the patient education has been completed and he/she willretain a copy of his/her discharge instructions for home use.

5.6 Such patient education includes instruction in the specific knowledge and/or skills needed by the patient and/or where appropriate, his/her significant others, to meet the patient’songoing healthcare needs including:

5.6.1 Safe and effective use of medication5.6.2 Safe and effective use of medical equipment5.6.3 Potential drug-food interactions and counseling on medical diets5.6.4 Maintaining oral health5.6.5 Instructions about any follow-up care and how to obtain care

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5.6.6 Information provided to the patient/family at the time of discharge is provided to the individual or organization providing continuing care of the

patient 6. REFERENCE

6.1 HAAD Policies and Procedures

7. RELATED DOCUMENTS7.1 Education Plan (NUR 027)7.2 Admission Process (NUR 008)7.3 Interdisciplinary Patient/Family Education Record7.4 Patient Information – Discharge Summary Form7.5 Patient Information – Discharge from Hospital Form7.6 Nursing Care Plan

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