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 Patient Education:

 

Patient Education

JCAHO - Hospitals, Language and Culture: A Snapshot of the Nation  Posted 4/5/07

JCAHO - The Joint Commission Guide to Patient and Family Education , Second Edition. 2007 - $75 (Book) Posted 4/5/07

Patient Education Resources Posted 10/18/06
Linda Broz, MS, RN, Patient/Family Education Coordinator, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota -
linda.broz@childrensmn.org

Multilingual Health Education  Posted 10/18/06
Linda Broz, MS, RN, Patient/Family Education Coordinator, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota -
linda.broz@childrensmn.org

Consumer Health Resources Posted 10/18/06
Linda Broz, MS, RN, Patient/Family Education Coordinator, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota -
linda.broz@childrensmn.org

 

Free Research tools for evaluating the effectiveness of patient education Posted 2/20/06
The Stanford Patient Education Research Center has self-administered scales in English and Spanish for research subjects with chronic diseases. You may use these scales in your own research at no cost without permission.

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Evaluation of Learner’s Understanding Competency Posted 1/19/05
Fran London, MS, RN, Health Education Specialist, The Emily Center at Phoenix Children’s Hospital - flondon@phoenixchildrens.com

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Be involved in Your Health Care - Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors and Tips on Medicine, Hospitals and Home Health Equipment Posted 1/17/05
Yvonne Brookes, RN, Clinical Learning Programs Coordinator, Patient Education Liaison, Baptist Health South Florida - yvonne@baptisthealth.net, from the National Patient Safety Foundation - www.npsf.org

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Teaching the Elderly Posted 10/26/04
Sandra Cornett, RN, PhD, Director, AHEC Health Literacy Program, The Ohio State University, Office of Health Sciences - cornett.3@osu.edu

 

 

 

Health Literacy

 

Health Literacy Resources Posted 10/18/06
Linda Broz, MS, RN, Patient/Family Education Coordinator, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota -
linda.broz@childrensmn.org

 

Health Literacy Modules and Resources  Posted 9/14/06
Sandra Cornett, RN, PhD, Director, AHEC Health Literacy Program, The Ohio State University - sandy.cornett@osumc.edu

 

Links to Health Literacy Websites Posted 6/14/06
Kathy Ordelt, Patient and Family Education Coordinator, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta - kathy.ordelt@choa.org

 

Clear Writing Quotes Posted 3/13/06
A collection of quotes that support the use of plain English and clear writing.
Fran London, MS, RN, Health Education Specialist, The Emily Center at Phoenix Children’s Hospital -
flondon@phoenixchildrens.com

 

10 Tips to Help People with Health Literacy Problems Posted 7/29/05
Kathy Ordelt, Patient and Family Education Coordinator, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta - kathy.ordelt@choa.org

 

Patient & Family Education Writer’s Tool Kit for writing for patients, families & consumers Posted 7/29/05
Kathy Ordelt, Patient and Family Education Coordinator, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta - kathy.ordelt@choa.org

 

Health Literacy Fact Sheet Posted 3/23/05
Kathy Ordelt, Patient and Family Education Coordinator, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta - kathy.ordelt@choa.org

 

Overview of Health Literacy Posted 2/10/05
Sandra Cornett, RN, PhD, Director, AHEC Health Literacy Program, The Ohio State University, Office of Health Sciences - cornett.3@osu.edu

 

Low Health Literacy - How it Impacts Your Patients and What You Can Do About It Posted 2/10/05
Jean Blackwell, MLS, Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Jean_Blackwell@unc.edu

 

Health Literacy Fact Sheet Posted 3/23/05
Kathy Ordelt, Patient and Family Education Coordinator, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta - kathy.ordelt@choa.org

 

 

 

Resource Guides

 

Medical Care Health Education Resource Guide Posted 12/20/05
Society for Public Health Education’s (SOPHE) Medical Care Health Education Special Interest Group (MCHESIG)

 

 

 Staff Education:

 

Nurse Education

Multicultural Families  Posted 10/18/06
Linda Broz, MS, RN, Patient/Family Education Coordinator, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota -
linda.broz@childrensmn.org

Cardiac Arrest In Hospital versus Out of Hospital Posted 1/18/06
Alex Martinez, RN, Clinical Educator, Baptist Health South Florida - alexm@baptisthealth.net

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All These New Nurses Posted 1/17/05
Yvonne Brookes, RN, Clinical Learning Programs Coordinator, Patient Education Liaison, Baptist Health South Florida -
yvonne@baptisthealth.net

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Learning Needs Assessment for 2005 - Your participation is appreciated. Posted 1/17/05
Melissa Lynn, RN, BSN, Education Coordinator, Kindred Hospital Denver - Melissa.Lynn@kindredhealthcare.com

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Listen, Look, Assess, Intervene, Manage - LLAIM Posted 1/17/05
Yvonne Brookes, RN,
Clinical Learning Programs Coordinator, Patient Education Liaison, Baptist Health South Florida - yvonne@baptisthealth.net

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RN Diversity - Building Bridges Posted 1/17/05
Yvonne Brookes, RN, Clinical Learning Programs Coordinator, Patient Education Liaison, Baptist Health South Florida - yvonne@baptisthealth.net and
Geri Schimmel, RN, Clinical Educator, Baptist Health - geri@hsdpa.com

 

 

 

Preceptor Education

 

Preceptor Roles and Responsibilities Posted 1/29/08
Susan A. Boyer, RN, M.Ed, VT Nurses in Partnership, Inc., www.vnip.org - vt-nurses@earthlink.net

 

Preceptor Development Workshop and Outcomes Posted 1/29/08
Susan A. Boyer, RN, M.Ed, VT Nurses in Partnership, Inc., www.vnip.org - vt-nurses@earthlink.net

 

 

 

JCAHO

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JCAHO Survey Education Tool Posted 2/18/05
Jonathon Brown, MBA, MSN, RN, CNAA, CHE, Good Shepherd Medical Center, Longview, TX
jabrown@gsmc.org

 

 

 

Behavior Standards

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PowerPoint on Service Excellence Posted 4/20/05
Sharon Taylor, RN, MS, Director Risk Management / Accreditation Services, Burgess Health Center, 1600 Diamond St., Onawa, IA 51040, PH - 712-423-9248 - staylor@burgesshc.org

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Performance Review Form  Posted 4/20/05
Patricia Stachowiak, RN, MSN, Training & Development Coordinator, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. Lefevre Rd., Sterling, IL 61081, PH - 815-625-0400 #4415, pstach@cghmc.com

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Behavior Standards Posted 4/20/05
Jeanna Short, Director of Education, Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital, PH - 316-322-4516, jshort@sbamh.org

 

 

 Pediatrics - PIPE

 

Links to Websites of PIPE Member Organizations Posted 6/19/07
Linda Broz, MS, RN, Patient/Family Education Coordinator - linda.broz@childrensmn.org

 

Teaching Tips for Children and Adolescents Posted 9/25/06
Kathy Ordelt, Patient and Family Education Coordinator, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta - kathy.ordelt@choa.org

 

A Read-Along Coloring Book about Children’s Hospital and Clinics in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN Posted 6/1/06
Linda Broz, MS, RN, Patient/Family Education Coordinator - linda.broz@childrensmn.org

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Ostomy Illustrations Posted 10/6/05
Kathy Ordelt, Patient and Family Education Coordinator, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta - kathy.ordelt@choa.org

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What’s Happening to Me? Your Changing Body - girls 8-11 Posted 1/17/05
Yvonne Brookes, RN, Clinical Learning Programs Coordinator, Patient Education Liaison, Baptist Health South Florida - yvonne@baptisthealth.net

 

 

 Consumer Health Libraries and Family Health Resources Centers - FHERN

 

Search Request Form  Posted 7/27/07
Developed by St. Louis Children's Hospital and is used to gather information before putting together a customized Health Information Packet for patrons in the Family Resource Center.

 

Subject Codes and Headings Posted 7/27/07
Developed at St. Louis Children's Hospital, modeled after the Emily Center at Phoenix Children's Hospital and is used to categorizes books, brochures and information. The two letter code is used on books and videos in addition to the National Library of Medicine Classification System. Brochures and other information are filed according to the two letter subject code. Information requests are also categorized according to these codes.

 

Activity Log Posted 7/27/07
Developed at St. Louis Children's Hospital and was used to track patrons on a daily basis. The data was then entered into the computer. This template was used to create an access database for data entry, directly into the computer, eliminating the need to manually count the patrons and their activities.

 

In House Request for Information Fax Form Posted 7/27/07
Developed by St. Louis Children's Hospital and is used by the staff on the patient care units, especially the charge nurses, when making rounds. He or she writes down the new patients and diagnosis, families who might have questions, etc. and faxes the form to the Family Resource Center. The staff in the Family Resource Center then creates a customized Health Information Packet and delivers it to the patient care unit for the patient and family.

 

Parents and the Internet, Evaluating Pediatric Health Websites Posted 1/18/07
Prentice Beckett, MLS, Family Librarian, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Connelly Resource Center for Families -
beckett@email.chop.edu

 

 

Health Care Education Week - HCEW

 

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