PATIENT EDUCATION: DETERMINING A PATIENT'S READINESS TO LEARN

Course overview

A patient¿s readiness to learn (i.e., the extent to which a patient is willing to gain knowledge and/or initiate prescribed behavioral changes) is evaluated prior to initiating health education in order to identify factors that can reduce a patient¿s ability to learn and/or affect patient interest in the information to be presented. This continuing education module is designed to give the reader/learner an increased understanding of the process of determining a patient¿s readiness to learn. 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.