BACKGROUND Patient education is widely recognized as a core component of nursing. Patient education can lead to quality outcomes including adherence, quality of life, patients' knowledge of their illness and self-management. This study aimed to clarify patient education process in teaching hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) in Iran. METHODS This cross-section...

BACKGROUND Nurses have a crucial role in patient education of children with type 1 diabetes, but they often exhibit lack of knowledge of the patient education process. This study aimed to describe an educational program to enhance empowering patient education process for the blood glucose monitoring education of school-age children and nurses' perceptions of using empowering techniques. METHO...

We compared standard and patient-targeted in-patient education in terms of their effect on patients' anxiety. One hundred and ninety-eight patients who were hospitalised for coronary artery bypass surgery were given standard education (group 1) or individualised education (group 2) on the management of their healthcare after discharge. Patients in group 2 were assessed on the patient learning n...

The distinguished career of an inspirational nurse leader, educator, trailblazer, colleague, and friend came to a close with the passing of Dr. Rheba de Tornyay in September 2013, at the age of 87. Rheba served as Editor of the Journal of Nursing Education from 1985 to 1991, a time during which the Journal refocused its mission on publishing high-level research and scholarship. As both an edito...

BACKGROUND In May 2010, a new Canadian guideline on prescribing opioids for chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) was released. To assess changes in family physicians' (FPs) prescribing of opioids following the release of the guideline, it is necessary to know their practices before the guideline was widely disseminated. OBJECTIVES To determine FPs' practices and knowledge in prescribing opioids for ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of continuing medical education (CME) activities on patient reported outcomes with regard to (1) screening for excessive sleepiness (ES) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and (2) appropriate referral and treatment. METHODS A total of 725 patients were recruited from 75 providers who either participated or did not participate in Transtheoretical Model (TT...

BACKGROUND Traditional continuing medical education (CME) has not been successful in improving physicians'practice. This project evaluated the use of e-mail to deliver evidence-based moderated case discussions to family physicians. METHODS In a randomized controlled trial, 58 southwestern Ontario physicians were recruited and randomly assigned to receive two evidence-based cases (type 2 diabe...

PURPOSE This was an evaluation of an innovation in curriculum content and delivery within undergraduate nursing education in the UK. Its purpose was to investigate the effect on knowledge, attitudes and confidence in delivering cancer care. METHODS The study design was a pre-test post-test survey design with a comparison group. Participants were two cohorts of undergraduate nursing students (...

BACKGROUND Denmark has inferior cancer survival rates compared with many European countries. The main reason for this is suggested to be late diagnosis at advanced cancer stages. Cancer diagnostic work-up begins in general practice in 85% of all cancer cases. Thus, general practitioners (GPs) play a key role in the diagnostic process. The latest Danish Cancer Plan included continuing medical ed...