PATIENT EDUCATION – OUTCOMES
The benefits of patient education are numerous. Educating effectively by a nurse educator, physician or pharmacist has the potential to:
• Break down road blocks to making health change. Help patients change their behavior to improve
. health outcomes.
• Increase patient satisfaction. Decrease patient worry and anxiety.
• Improve the patient’s quality of life. Increase independence to perform daily activities.
• Ensure continuity of care. Navigate the healthcare system.
• Reduce complications of illness and incidence of disease. Reduce unnecessary hospital stays.
• Promote compliance to treatment plans. Allow patients to take responsibility of their own health.
• Follow treatment instructions correctly. Reduce medication errors.
