Participant responses were compared for cancer genetic counselor provision of information provided in a dominant versus facilitative communication style. Participants wat[...]

Frustration over the lack of preparation for the patient at discharge is, unfortunately, all too familiar for nurses today. After the primary care provider has written th[...]

The purpose of this study was to evaluate an educational program for asymptomatic first-degree female, adult relatives of breast cancer patients designed to increase thei[...]

It was the purpose of this study to determine if teaching intervention by the nurse on a one-to-one basis in a hypertensive clinic situation resulted in the patient being[...]

Simulation in health professional education is not new, particularly the use of standardized patients (SP). SPs are seen as an effective teaching strategy and as a method[...]

This descriptive study examined the perceptions of new graduate registered nurses (RNs) about medication error identification, causes, and reporting; as well as the nursi[...]

The effectiveness of using undergraduate nursing students (UNS) as standardized patients for advanced practice nurses (APNs) was studied. First-semester UNS, as part of t[...]

Heart failure (HF) is increasing in prevalence. Patient education is essential and is included in both ambulatory and hospital performance measures used to ensure quality[...]

Healthcare has transitioned away from a focus solely on clinician-oriented evidence to include patient-oriented evidence or considering what is important to the patient. [...]

Objective: To assess and document the need for nutrition and wellness patient education materials. Design The results of open-ended interviews and focus groups were used [...]

Background: Family health history (FHH) is an underutilized tool in primary care to identify and risk-stratify individuals with increased cancer risk. Objective: Evaluate[...]

Empowerment has been studied extensively in the field of psychology for more than three decades. Extant research in the area of empowerment is often at the employee level[...]

Counselor self-disclosure (CSD) is such a nuanced skill that it is pervasively labeled as controversial. Though this controversy is often described as an inconsistency ar[...]