Product Description: Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title! The trend toward patient self-management (PSM) of chronic disease is accelerating at a rapid pace along with the evolution of home-based or mobile technologies to support this care. Yet the development of self-management practice standards and advanced practice nursing support has been haphazard...read more

Product Description: This one-of-a-kind text offers complete information on the learning theories and concepts of patient teaching, plus tools, instructional handouts, and unique advice that helps students apply what they've learned to patients with specific disease entities and for special populations...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This new edition retains its popular approach - an effective combination of theory, research and practical clinical information. A wealth of concrete examples, including more than 50 sample documents. The new edition features: more in-depth coverage of patient education related to specific diseases; a new discussion of ethics in patient education; new sections on developing education programmes for children and patients with AIDS; expands information on preparing materials for non-readers and patients with lower reading levels; and increase in home care and outpatient care services are thoroughly explored...read more