Assessing Learning Styles: Practical Tips for Patient Education

Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 313-320

  Inott, Theresa ^a   Kennedy, Betsy B ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult learning; Learning styles; Patient education; Patient teaching; Teaching strategies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; TEACHING;

ADULT; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MOTIVATION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; TEACHING;

EID: 79960620810     PISSN: 00296465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2011.05.006     Document Type: Review

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