Educating Patients: Understanding Barriers, Learning Styles, and Teaching Techniques

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 331-337

  Beagley, Linda ^a  

^a SWEDISH COVENANT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Culture; Literacy; Patient education; Perianesthesia nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; HUMAN; LEARNING; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; TEACHING;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; HUMANS; LEARNING; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; TEACHING;

EID: 80053055552     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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