This customizable document, Education of Patient and Family, is taken from MCN Healthcare's Nursing Management Patient Care Manual. For more than 20 years, MCN has been the health care industry's leading provider of policy and procedure templates, forms, competencies and other compliance tools.

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Here is some sample content from Education of Patient and Family:

	POLICY: The patient and/or, when appropriate, his or her family are provided with appropriate education and training to increase knowledge of the patient's illness and treatment needs and to learn skills and behaviors that promote recovery and improve function. 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. When called for by the age of the patient and length of stay, the hospital assesses and provides for patients academic...
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	...is not limited to, the patient's and family's responsibilities in the patient's care. With due regard for privacy, the hospital teaches and helps patients maintain good standards for personal hygiene and grooming, including bathing, brushing teeth, caring for hair and nails and using the toilet. PROCEDURE: Upon admission, the licensed nurse will begin the nursing process for patient education as follows: assess learning needs and learning capabilities of patient, establish teaching plan...