PATIENT EDUCATION: TEACHING THE SURGICAL PATIENT

Course overview

Patient and family education (PFE) for the surgical patient is the process of providing information to the patient and patient¿s family to improve knowledge of what to expect during the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of care and to enhance abilities to perform self-care skills and cope with the perioperative experience and recovery. This continuing education module is designed to give the reader/learner an increased understanding of the procedure for providing patient education about surgery, including a step-by-step process and the benefits of patient education on this topic. Readers may explore any or all of the topics. One contact hour of continuing education credit is available for those who successfully complete the post-test and evaluation form.