I agree with you Shalyn that nurses in their capacity have a significant role of educating their patients. Supposedly, the nurses educate their patients some illnesses will be averted. Healthcare providers are trained and some have vast experience (Alfuqaha & Alsharah, 2018). As a result, nurses can teach their patients on their lifestyle, nutrition, and other activities. In developing tailored individual care plans in health promotion, nurses assess their patients to determine patients’ health complications. Patients with different ages, attitude towards healthcare, and education levels require unique attention in education (Audain & Maher, 2017). Nurses have to understand their patients before tailoring education that meets the patients’ needs. However, as nurses execute their educating role, some patients may have information that will improve the learning process. Health educators should accommodate recommendations from their patients (Rodriguez et al., 2018). Some recommendations may help in tailoring the learning programs according to the patients. Other views from the patients may be irrelevant. Still, the nurses can develop a strategy to include most suitable recommendations.
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Alfuqaha, O., & Alsharah, H. (2018). Burnout among Nurses and Teachers in Jordan: a comparative study. Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, 20(2), 55-65.
Rodriguez, E., Srivastava, A., & Landau, M. (2018). Increasing screening follow-up for vulnerable children: a partnership with school nurses. International journal of environmental research and public health, 15(8), 1572.