Patient education and communication

Authors

Judy Mullan, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

103971

Publication Details

Mullan, J. (2015). Patient education and communication. In K. A. Curtis & C. Ramsden (Eds.), Emergency and Trauma Care: for Nurses and Paramedics (pp. 123-137). Chatswood, N.S.W.: Elsevier Australia.

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Emergency and Trauma Care

Abstract

In this chapter, it has been established that through providing effective patient education, helthcare professionals can play a pivotal role in helping patients to achieve optimal therapeutic outcomes, while also reducing a patient's potential to experience daverse events.