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 eAGGvk921691; Thu, 16 Nov 2000 11:57:46 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 11:57:46 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20001116165430.3171.qmail@web3206.mail.yahoo.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: Bertha Mo <bertiemo@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:2725] Re: NIFL-HEALTH digest 953 X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: OR Dear Kristina: I have a few comments to make about "teaching techniques." 1. Often we forget that teaching a parent to care for a sick child helps buld self-esteem and confidence in the parent as well as sharing the information to do the concrete task. It may also help the parent to feel more in-control and helpful, which can only support the relationship between parent and child and the parent and the care givers..So the psycho-social aspects of learning patient care needs to be kept in mind. 2. Time spent in effective teaching may save time and cost later...When my father was ill with both a stroke and diabetes; our entire family was drawn into learning and writing the steps for various types of care. My sister-in-law who is a diabetic nurse educator who knows no Cantonese demonstrated the techniques or gave us the instructions, my brother and I translated this in Cantonese for his caregiver who wrote very simple lists of instructions using drawings or symbols for herself... 3. At one time, PATH in Seattle had a program which specialized in visual/graphic communications for low literacy clients...Perhaps it is timely to identify a repository for some of resources so that it doesn't have to be re-done time and again. 4. Should the private sector contribute funds towards the development of non-print or low literacy materials for clients...Is this an aspect of patient education or social marketing that they can see economic value in contributing towards. Bertie Mo, Ph.D., MPH Medical Anthropologist --- nifl-health@nifl.gov wrote: > NIFL-HEALTH Digest 953 > > Topics covered in this issue include: > > 1) Re: TOFHLA > by "Joanne R Nurss" <alcjrn@langate.gsu.edu> > 2) teaching techniques > by Kristina Anderson <keander@u.washington.edu> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 12:38:37 -0500 > From: "Joanne R Nurss" <alcjrn@langate.gsu.edu> > To: <nifl-health@nifl.gov> > Subject: Re: TOFHLA > Message-ID: <sa1283d3.045@langate.gsu.edu> > > Contact S. Vaughn at 404-651-1400 or > alcsvv@langate.gsu.edu > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 11:07:49 -0800 (PST) > From: Kristina Anderson <keander@u.washington.edu> > To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov > Subject: teaching techniques > Message-ID: > <Pine.A41.4.21.0011151053270.222212-100000@aagaard01.u.washington.edu> > > I had a discussion with a provider yesterday about > instructions to parents > of children with special health care needs. She > asked how you teach > parents when their child has multiple, complicated > conditions and they > have to learn about procedures, medicines, > machinery, and all the what > ifs that can accompany these factors and procedures. > > Teaching time is limited, parents have low literacy > skills, are > emtionally, financially and physically drained. I > used to work with this > provider in a program that trains providers in > treating children with > pulmonary issues, but many of these kids/babies have > other health issues > on top of the pulmonary ones. > > > We talked about simplifying handouts as much as > possible, but many of > the procedures they teach don't have handouts--the > provider shows the > parent how to do the procedure. We talked about > videos that the parent > could check out from the resource center and take > home (if these videos > exist). > > I want to learn more about teaching in complicated > situations such as > this. I'll search on PubMed for articles, but do any > of you have specific > suggestions of great articles, books, etc.? > > Thanks so much. > Kristina > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Kristina Anderson > Literacy Coordinator > Harborview Medical Center > 325 9th Avenue, Box 359710 > Seattle, WA 98104 > Phone (206) 731-6621 > Pager (206) 994-7227 > Fax (206) 731-2023 > > > ------------------------------ > > End of NIFL-HEALTH Digest 953 > ***************************** __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Get organized for the holidays! http://calendar.yahoo.com/
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