Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id e793uaP14609; Tue, 8 Aug 2000 23:56:36 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 23:56:36 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <13.92fd737.26c23012@aol.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Rebkalin@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:2509] Re: The role of non-professionals X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 28 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Status: OR To clarify an earlier point, I am not suggesting that "non-professionals assess whether an individual has the knowledge to be safely discharged home." My suggestion was that trained volunteers, pre-professionals, or professionals in training, be used to check that the patient can "give back" the information already given by the health care provider or pharmacist. With the instructions in hand, and, (to avoid parroting) with some time elapsed since the instructions were delivered, the patient should be able to say how he intends to (take the medicine) at home When, how many, and where applicable, what-ifs in the even of side -- effects. Many patients in big public hospitals are lucky if anybody asks.
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