Week 4 - Homework: Influence of Patient Education in Healthcare

Write a short (50-100-word) paragraph response for each question. This assignment is to be submitted as a Microsoft Word document.

• Define negotiation as it applies to patient education.
• Explain how the change in the patient's status through the years has affected patient education.
• List the pros and cons of negotiation.
• Describe the general conditions that would be included in a patient contract.
• Discuss old age and the baby boomer.
• List several generational, religious, and cultural differences between the 30-year-old health care professional and the elderly patient.
• Explain some of the barriers to patient education of the elderly and discuss their special needs.
• List ways to best approach patient education of the elderly.
• Discuss some cultural and religious beliefs about death that you have encountered.
• Explain why it is important to discuss death and dying with the elderly patient and what the impact is on all involved.
• Explain how to teach a patient with a life-threatening illness.