Client Education: Theory and Practice focuses on health education and the role of health care providers, especially nurses, in working with clients such as individuals, families and groups, in health care institutions and community health settings. It covers the thorough assessment of clients in preparation for health education and examines the unique characteristics of children, adults, and culturally diverse learners. Client Education: Theory and Practice details how to prepare a teaching plan, write learning objectives, and select teaching strategies and instructional materials with ample examples. Further, a comprehensive examination of formative and summative evaluation completes the book. Each chapter includes a sample client-based teaching plan that incorporates the theory presented to help students understand and apply their knowledge.

Table of Contents: Overview of the Miller-Stoeckel client education model Thinking and learning Theories and principles of learning Learner and setting assessment Child learner Adult learner Older learner Culturally diverse learner Nurse educator as learner Client education plan Teaching strategies Instructional materials Formative evaluation Summative evaluation Application of the Miller-Stoeckel client education model.

This edition features: 66 new teaching guides (for a total of 193); all updated references and source material; expanded treatment of the integumentary, musculoskeletal, neurological, and respiratory systems; all-new guides on substance abuse, sensory disorders, and pediatric disorders; expanded coverage of psychiatric disorders; six new nursing diagnoses; and many new guides for high-tech home care procedures, such as, IV therapy, the use of inhalers, mini-nebulizers, and ventilators.

Help educate your adult clients on a variety of mental health topics The Adult Client Education Handout Planner provides you with an array of ready-to-use handouts designed to educate your clients on a variety of issues and concerns related to their mental health and personal growth. This easy-to-use sourcebook features: 60 fact-filled handouts on various psychological and emotional disorders and life skills techniques Listings of resources where clients can go for reliable, in-depth information Handouts that provide educational information on a wide variety of mental health issues affecting adults, including chemical dependence, depression, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), psychosis, spirituality, and many others A CD-ROM that contains handouts in a PDF format-allowing you to easily print out and distribute them to suit you, your clients', and your practice's unique style and needs

Includes 62 elegantly designed client handouts that provide information in a clear, user-friendly format Ideal for use in waiting rooms, at presentations, or as newsletters to help you inform clients and market your practice Enclosed CD-ROM contains all of the handouts that you can print out and distribute to your clients Help educate your couples and families on a variety of mental health topics The Couples and Family Client Education Handout Planner provides you with an array of ready-to-use handouts designed to educate your clients on a variety of issues and concerns related to their mental health and personal growth. This easy-to-use sourcebook features: 62 fact-filled handouts on various psychological and emotional disorders and life skills techniques Listings of resources where clients can go for reliable, in-depth information Handouts that provide educational information on a wide variety of mental health issues affecting couples and families, including addiction, depression, parent/teen conflicts, financial stress, separation and divorce, and many others A CD-ROM that contains handouts in a PDF format–allowing you to easily print out and distribute them to suit you, your clients’, and your practice’s unique style and needs

Client Education: Theory and Practice, Second Edition is intended for undergraduate courses focused on patient education and communication. This text focuses on health education and the role of health care providers, especially nurses, in working with clients such as individuals, families and groups, in health care institutions and community health settings. It addresses the need for health education; the learning process; principles of learning and assessing readiness. This text includes a client-based teaching plan that is designed to incorporate the theory presented in each chapter. The Second Edition features the Miller/Stoeckel Client Education Model, increased chapter exercises. Additional bonus content such as discussion questions and weblinks can be found on the Navigate Companion Website which is free with each new textbook purchase. Key Features: Evidence-Based practice articles within each chapter Miller/Stoeckel Client Education Model updated Bonus content: discussion question, Web links, and more chapter exercises"