PATIENT EDUCATION PROJECT

Running head : PATIENT EDUCATION PLAN

Patient Education Plan for an Epilepsy Case of a Hispanic Family Unit

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April 29 , 2008

Abstract

Patient education is best when viewed in a personal way . The learning process follows a method that should be apt per case and per person centering more on the side of the learner and the circumstances , context , and environment . For clinical teaching that is bound by dynamic interrelationships and interactions , successful teaching and learning requires understanding three things : the learner the

learner , and the learner . For one that is under the Hispanic culture , this would mean having to find ways that would financially help the family in dealing with the challenges . The lack of knowledge and education mean longer and more meticulous methods in implementing the strategy . There is always a need to come up with a strategy that is more effective , suitable , and appropriate

Patient Education Plan for an Epilepsy Case of a Hispanic Family Unit

Patient education is best when viewed as a personal way of conducting interpersonal communication between two people : the teacher and the learner . The learning process follows a method that should be apt per case and per person , centering more on the side of the learner and the circumstances , context , and environment . For clinical teaching that is bound by dynamic interrelationships and interactions , successful teaching and learning requires understanding three things : the learner the learner , and the learner . It is best to come up with a patient education plan that would suit the specific case for a successful processing of the teaching and learning methods

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The case

In a given case wherein a Hispanic family , having low social economic and education status , and one that speaks only the Spanish language acquires an epilepsy case on one of the parents ' male child (about 10 years old , extensive teaching is primarily needed to educate the parents and the patient on how to take care of an epileptic person With the obvious lack of knowledge on the child 's disease , it is very obvious that they need to learn what the illness is all about , how it affects the child , how it would affect the family , and what they can do to lighten the effects of the said illness . The strategy should be dependent on the given case . taking note of the basic challenges , such as the family 's lack of knowledge on the disease , their rigidity in terms of language , culture , and education , as well as the state of the child being male of Hispanic culture . The basic goal should be for the parents (and the patient ) to understand essentially what the illness is all about , or what they should do during the attacks

The strategy

The patient education plan is composed of five basic steps that should be processed effectively : first is the assessment stage second is the planning stage third is the implementation stage fourth is the checking stage fifth and final is the evaluation...