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Advances in Patient Education.  Barbara K. Redman.  Springer.  2004.

Advocacy in Health Care: Teaching Patients, Caregivers, and Professionals. Edited by Elizabeth G. Gomez and Mary Gullatte. Oncology Nursing Society, 2002.

The Art of Empowerment: Stories and Strategies for Diabetes Educators. Bob Anderson and Martha Funnell. American Diabetes Association. 2000.

Assessing Patient Learning Needs. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. 1999.

Bone Marrow and Blood Stem Cell Transplants: A Guide for Patients. Susan K. Stewart with Jan Sugar. Blood & Marrow Transplant Information Network (BMT InfoNet). 2002.

Cancer Prevention in Diverse Populations: Cultural Implications for the Multidisciplinary Team. Edited by Marilyn Frank-Stromborg and Sharon J. Olsen. Oncology Nursing Society. 2001.

Changing Patient Behavior: Improving Outcomes in Health and Disease Management. Edited by Richard Patterson. Jossey-Bass. 2001.

Community Health Promotion Ideas That Work. Marshall W. Kreuter, Nicole A. Lezin, Matthew W. Kreuter, and Lawrence A. Green. Jones and Bartlett. 2003.

Consumer Health Resource Centers: A Guide to Successful Planning and Implementation. Mary E. Longe and Karen Thomas. American Hospital Publishing. 1998.

A Core Curriculum for Diabetes Education. Edited by Marion J. Franz, Karmeen Kulkarni, William H. Polonsky, Peggy Yarborough, and Virginia Zamudio. American Association of Diabetes Educators. 2001.
Volume 1: Diabetes and Complications
Volume 2: Diabetes Management Therapies
Volume 3: Diabetes Education and Program Management
Volume 4: Diabetes in the Life Cycle and Research

The Disease Manager's Handbook.  Rufus Howe.  Jones and Bartlett.  2005.

Drug Abuse Prevention: A School and Community Partnership. Richard Wilson and Cheryl Kolander. 2nd edition. Jones and Bartlett. 2003.

Easy for You to Say: Q & As for Teens Living with Chronic Illness or Disability. Miriam Kaufman. Key Porter Books. 1995.

Educating Hospital Patients and Their Families. JCAHO. Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. 1996.

Effective Health Behavior in Older Adults. Edited by K. Warner Schaie, Howard Leventhal, and Sherry L. Willis. Springer. 2002.

Effective Patient Education: A Guide to Increased Compliance. Donna R. Falvo. Jones and Bartlett. 2004.

Essentials of Patient Education.  Susan B. Bastable.  Jones and Bartlett.  2006.

Evaluation of Anxiety and Patient Satisfaction Related to Preoperative Education. Kim McPhee, Judy Osterman, and Krista Swenson. Winona State University. 1999.

Evaluating Health Promotion Programs. Thomas W. Valente. Oxford University Press. [RA-427.8-.V35-2002]

Exercises for Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Practical Guide for Educators. Eileen Brayshaw. Books for Midwives. 2003.

Growth and Development Across the Lifespan: A Health Promotion Focus. Gloria Leifer and Heidi Hartston. Saunders. 2004.

The Healing Heart--Communities: Storytelling to Build Strong and Healthy Communities. Edited by Allison M. Cox and David H. Albert. New Society Publishers. 2003.

Health and Literacy Compendium: An Annotated Bibliography of Print and Web-Based Health Materials for Use With Limited-Literacy Adults. Cindy Irvine. Health and Literacy Initiative, World Education. 1999.

Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice. 3rd edition. Edited by Karen Glanz, Barbara K. Rimer, and Frances Marcus Lewis. Jossey-Bass. 2002.

Health Behavior Change:  A Guide for Practitioners.  Stephen Rollnick, Pip Mason, and Chris Butler.  Churchill Livingstone.  1999.

Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion. Committee on Health Literacy, Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health; Lynn Nielsen-Bohlman, Allison M. Panzer, David A. Kindig, editors, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. National Academies Press. 2004.

Health Literacy from A to Z:  Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health Message
.  Helen Osborne.  Jones and Bartlett Publishers.  2005.

Health Professional and Patient Interaction. Ruth Purtilo and Amy Haddad. W. B. Saunders. 2002.

Health Promotion in Communities: Holistic and Wellness Approaches. Edited by Carolyn Chambers Clark. Springer. 2002.

Health Promotion in Nursing. Janice A. Maville and Carolina G. Huerta. Thomson Delmar Learning. 2008.

Health Promotion in Nursing Practice. Nola J. Pender, Carolyn L. Murcaugh, and Mary Ann Parsons. Prentice Hall. 2002.

Home Care: Patient and Family Instructions. Deborah K. Zastocki and Christine Rovinski-Wagner. W.B. Saunders. 2000.

Improving Cancer Services Through Patient Involvement. Jonathan Tritter, Norma Daykin, Simon Evans, and Michail Sanidas. Radcliffe Medical Press. 2004.

Instant Teaching Tools for Health Care Educators. Michele L. Deck. Mosby. 1995.

Instant Teaching Treasures for Patient Education. Gaye Ragland. Mosby. 1997.

Integrative Health Promotion: Conceptual Bases for Nursing Practice. Susan Kun Leddy. SLACK. 2003.

Journey Across the Life Span: Human Development and Health Promotion. Elaine Plan and Daphne Taylor. F. A. Davis. 2003.

Leading Antenatal Classes: A Practical Guide. Judith Schott and Judy Priest. Books for Midwives. 2002.

Living Longer and Better with Health Problems. Springhouse Corporation. Springhouse. 1996.

Measurement Tools in Patient Education. Edited by Barbara K. Redman. Springer. 2003.

More Instant Teaching Tools for Health Care Educators. Michele L. Deck. Mosby. 1998.

Mosby's Handbook of Patient Teaching. Mary M. Canobbio. Mosby. 2000.

No Time to Teach?: A Nurse's Guide to Patient and Family Education. Fran London. Lippincott. 1999.

Nurse as Educator: Principles of Teaching and Learning for Nursing Practice. Susan B. Bastable. Jones and Bartlett. 2003.

The Nurse's Guide to Teaching Diabetes Self-Management. Rita Girouard Mertig. Springer Pub. 2007.

Nurse's Handbook of Patient Education. Shirin Fali Pestonjee. Springhouse. 2000.

101 Tips for Behavior Change in Diabetes Education.  Robert M. Anderson, Martha Mitchell Funnell, Nugget Burkhart, Mary Lou Gillard, and Robin Nwankwo.  American Diabetes Association.  2002.

Overcoming Communication Barriers in Patient Education. Helen Osborne. Aspen. 2001.

Partnering with Patients to Improve Health Outcomes. Helen Osborne. Aspen Publishers. 2002.

Patient and Family Education in Managed Care and Beyond: Seizing the Teachable Moment. Edited by William B. Bateman, Elizabeth J. Kramer, and Kimberly S. Glassman. Springer. 1999.

Patient Education and Preventive Medicine. James Brox Labus and Alison Ann Lauber. W.B. Saunders. 2001.

Patient and Family Education: The Compliance Guide to the JCAHO Standards. Joan Iacono and Ann Campbell. Opus Communications. 2000.

Patient Education: A Practical Approach. Kate Lorig and Associates. Sage Publications. 2001.

Patient Education : A Practical Approach. Edited by Richard D. Muma, Barbara Ann Lyons, Teresa A. Newman, and Barbara A. Carnes. Appleton & Lange. 1996.

Patient Education and Preventive Medicine. James B. Labus and Alison Ann Lauber. Saunders. 2001.

Patient Education in Health and Illness.  Sally H. Rankin, Karen Duffy Stallings, and Fran London.  5th edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.  2005.

Patient Education: Principles & Practice. Sally H. Rankin and Karen Duffy Stallings. Lippincott. 2001.

Patient Teaching Made Incredibly Easy. Springhouse Corporation. Springhouse. 1999.

Patient Teaching Reference Manual. Springhouse Corporation. Springhouse. 2002.

Perinatal Patient Education: A Practical Guide with Education Handouts for Patients. Margaret Comerford Freda. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2002.

The Practice of Patient Education. Barbara Klug Redman. Mosby. 2001.

Promoting Health in Families: Applying Family Research and Theory to Nursing Practice. Perri J. Bomar. Saunders. 2004.

Race, Ethnicity, and Health: A Public Health Reader. Edited by Thomas A. LaVeist. Jossey-Bass. 2002.

Peaking of Health: Assessing Health Communication Strategies for Diverse Populations. Board of Neuroscience and Behavioral Health, Institute of Medicine. National Academies Press. 2002.

Skills for Communicating with Patients.  Jonathan Silverman, Suzanne Kurtz, and Juliet Draper.  Radcliffe Publishing.  2005.

The Social Significance of Health Promotion. Edited by Theodroe H. MacDonald. Routledge. 2003.

Standards of Oncology Education: Patient/Significant Other and Public. Edited by Carol S. Blecher. Oncology Nursing Society, 2004.

Supportive Cancer Care: The Complete Guide for Patients and Their Families. Ernest H. Rosenbaum and Isadora Rosenbaum. Sourcebook, Inc. 2001.

Teaching Strategies for Nurse Educators. Sandra DeYoung. Prentice Hall. 2003.

Understanding Health Literacy:  Implications for Medicine and Public Health.  Edited by Joanne G. Schwartzberg, Jonathan B. VanGeest, and Claire C. Wang.  AMA Press.  2005.

Women's Health Needs in Patient Education. Barbara Klug Redman. Springer. 1999.


Videos

Health Literacy: Help Your Patients Understand. [1 video with guide (includes 1 CD-ROM)]. Chicago, IL: AMA Foundation, American Medical Association, 2003. 24 minutes.

Note: The guide contains 4 parts; the CD-ROM in the guide is the video presentation
Synopsis: A Continuing Medical Education (CME) program that provides tools to enhance patient care, improve office productivity, and reduce healthcare costs. The American Medical Association designates this educational activity (video, manual and case studies at the end of the manual) for up to 2.5 hours in Category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.

Innovative Models of Patient and Family Education. A 90-minute video with guide in the Joint Commission Videoconference series. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. 1998.

Synopsis: Identifies key components of effective patient and family education and how to improve current approaches.

Low Health Literacy: You Can't Tell by Looking. A 18-minute video with guide. American Medical Association, 2000.
See Health Literacy for another literacy video.

Synopsis: More than 90 million adult Americans suffer from health illiteracy. They have problems with appointment slips, informed consents, discharge instructions, insurance applications, medication labels and data forms. As part of AMA's multi-year signature theme, this video helps physicians understand the magnitude of the low health literacy problem, consider solutions and better the lives of many patients. Due to the shame associated with the inability to read, understand and interpret health care information, medical problems such as poorer self-reported health, insufficient knowlewdge of self-care in chronic illness, more doctor visits, and greater hospitalization rates are getting more commonplace. Case studies of four low health literate patients and their doctors provide a realistic frame of reference.

Overcoming Patient Language Barriers: Caring for Patients with Limited English Proficiency. A 30-minute video. Concept Media, 2001.

Synopsis: Describes the percentage of the population with limited English proficiency, discusses the legal requirements for the use of interpreters, outlines the advantages and disadvantages of several interpretation methods, and describes strategies for healthcare professionals to use when working with an interpreter.

Overcoming Patient Language Barriers: Teaching Patients with Low Literacy Skills. A 26-minute video. Concept Media, 2001.

Synopsis: Describes the extent of the problem of low patient literacy, demonstrates how to assess a patient's reading level, and presents useful strategies that health caregivers can use to teach this group more effectively.

Patient & Family Education: Learning for Life. With: Wanda Faircloth. A 13-minute video with guide. Envision. Date unknown.

Synopsis: This program discusses the need for patient education and covers the components of an effective patient and family education program.

Patient Education: Overcoming the Barriers. A 30-minute video in two parts with guide. Sacred Heart Medical Center/Care Video. 1985.

Note: Addresses patient education in a multidisciplinary manner; best suited for a classroom setting.
Contents: Part I) barriers related to staff uncertainty about what to teach; the lack of time; the patient's lack of interest, unwillingness to learn, fatigue and sensory deficits. Part II) developmental and environmental barriers; problems with continuity of care; time limitations; the patient's anxiety and physical status.

Patient Rights and Education. A 90-minute video with guide. PRIMEDIA Healthcare. 2000.

Patient Teaching: A Nursing Process Approach Series. Lippincott. 1983.

Note: This 1983 series has high quality content.
Introduction to Patient Teaching. A 12-minute video with guide.
Assessment of Learning Needs. A 14-minute video with guide.
Planning of Teaching and Learning. A 14-minute video with guide.
Implementation of Teaching. A 14-minute video with guide.
Evaluation of Learning. A 16-minute video with guide.

Preserving Patient Rights Through Safety and Education. With: Janet Storie Brand (Moderator), Carol Fink, and Robin Diamond. A 90-minute video with guide. Joint Commission Satellite Network. 2001.

Note: 8/23/2001 presentation; audio is lacking the last 8 minutes of presentation.
Synopsis: Through presentations, panel discussion, and case studies, hospital staff will understand how to develop, implement, and improve processes that will better educate patient and families. Joint Commission's re-written "care" for 2001 Patient (and Family) Education Standards, as well as patient rights, including informed consent, advance directives, and organ donation are discussed. How these standards interrelate is demonstrated.

Working Against the Clock: Maximizing Patient Teaching Time. A 30-minute video with guide. American Hospital Association. 1988.

Note: This video is best suited for a classroom setting with an instructor/facilitator leading the discussion.
Synopsis: How nurses--who are already managing heavy patient case loads--an effectively integrate patient education into their demanding schedules; practical strategies for finding the needed time, even when emergencies occur.


The list of resources on this page is not intended to be complete or comprehensive. The selected resources included are representative of the subject area covered and are an excellent starting point for further research. Additional print and electronic information can be found by conducting your own literature search, consulting other library collections, or contacting a professional librarian/informationist for assistance. Please check with your local library to determine availability of these resources and local library access to national interlibrary loan networks for resources not owned locally. The list of resources is updated regularly as new resources are identified by the Mayo Clinic Libraries, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.

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