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Partners in Care Patient Education Series



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Award(s):
Columbus International Film and Video Festival, Honorable Mention

Patients who take an active role in their treatment plan become part of the team helping not only to speed recovery but also to reduce medical errors. Presented in easy-to-understand language, this award winning series also helps meet the Joint Commission’s Patient Safety Standards!


Clinical Advisor(s):
Frank Ferris, MD
Diane Krasner, PhD, RN, CWCN, CWS, BCLNC, FAAN
Gary Sibbald, MD
Wanda Faircloth, RN, BSN, MICN, CEN
Vicki L. Brinsko, RN, BA
Jean Fleming, RN, MPM, CIC
Pam Alexander, RN, BSN
Samir Awad, MD
Patricia Byers, RM, M(ASCP), CIC

Program Details

Series includes:
  • Visual presentation available in DVD or VHS
  • Bonus Resource CD containing Patient Handouts
  • Some available in Spanish
  • Closed Captioned
  • Available upon request 1 Free Site License per viewing address*

Program Description

Learning Objective: To provide patients and their family with information on not only how to care for themselves, but how to recognize problems and respond when problems occur


Please note: These programs may be purchased individually, or as a package. Package prices are discounted. You may purchase all nine programs in the series for $795, or pick six for $495. To preview any program, please click the individual title below.

Advance Directives: Program One

OBJECTIVE: To alert patients of the importance of addressing one’s personal choices regarding death or dying and communicating those choices to family and healthcare providers

Deciding on these issues in advance can make a difficult time easier for caregivers and loved ones. This program addresses the following and more:

  • A durable power of attorney for healthcare
  • A living will
  • Techniques for communicating wishes to family and healthcare providers

    • Drug-Resistant Organisms: Program Two

    OBJECTIVE: To educate patients and their family members on what it means to be colonized or infected with a drug resistant organism (DRO), and what to do to prevent transmission both in the hospital and once the patient is discharged home

    Patients will learn how Drug-Resistant Organisms (DROs) can be spread both in and out of the healthcare environment and how to interrupt transmission. In the facility, patients will be encouraged to:

    • Practice proper hand hygiene
    • Understand and follow the rules for Isolation Precautions, such as the use of PPE, remaining in the room, and following facility protocols

    Patients will also learn infection control practices that can be used at home, including:

    • Environmental Cleaning
    • Hand hygiene
    • Laundry practices
    • Not sharing personal care items
    • Wound Care

    Fall Prevention: Program Three

    OBJECTIVE: To educate patients of the risk factors that increase chances for falling, as well as outline what caregivers are doing and what they themselves can do to help prevent falls

    Most of the time falling is due in some way to dizziness, weakness or faintness. This program gives patients useful tips during their hospital stay, including:

    • Being aware of limitations
    • Making sure the bed is in low position before trying to stand
    • Standing up slowly

    Also presented are tips for the home to help prevent falls after discharge, such as:
  • Wearing shoes with firm non-skid rubber soles
  • Putting away throw rugs
  • Adding grab bars in the bathroom for use in the shower, tub or by the toilet

Infection Control: Program Four

OBJECTIVE: To inform patients on the significance of proper hand hygiene and other infection control practices in preventing the spread of germs

Patients will learn that there are actions they can take to help control and even eliminate germs from becoming a threat to their health including:

  • Assuming that everyone they come in contact with is potentially infectious
  • Understanding the importance of clean hands and a clean environment
  • Avoiding contact with body fluids
  • Implementing these same practices in their home environment

Medication Use: Program Five

OBJECTIVE: To educate patients on the importance of their involvement during treatment, including medications

This program helps patients understand that the more involved they are, the better their care will be, and discusses ways that healthcare professionals count on the patient to be a partner in their care including:

  • Answering all questions about their health and medical history as truthfully as possible
  • Providing information about allergies and current medications
  • Following instructions and asking questions
  • Writing down the medications they will be taking during their stay
  • Checking to be sure they receive the correct prescription from the pharmacy

Pain Management: Program Six

OBJECTIVE: To instruct patients on the benefits of preventing and relieving pain

This program discusses the patient’s rights and responsibilities in providing effective pain management including:

  • Telling the health care provider when they are experiencing pain
  • Reporting pain that suddenly changes or becomes worse
  • Voicing their concerns

This program also informs the caregivers of children that it is important that they be a part of the pain assessment process, keep a watchful eye and communicate with the doctors and nurses.

Your Rights and Responsibilities: Program Seven

OBJECTIVE: To educate patients on their rights including privacy and confidentiality; but also describes their responsibilities such as providing truthful information about their health and following instructions

After watching this program patients will understand that they have the right to:

  • Have their pain controlled
  • Be cared for in a safe environment by well-trained staff
  • Confidentiality and privacy
  • Participate or refuse to participate in research projects

Patients are also educated on their responsibilities such as:

  • Answering all questions about their health truthfully
  • Voicing any concerns
  • Following instructions given by the doctor
  • Following rules and regulations of the hospital

Pressure Ulcers: Program Eight

OBJECTIVE: To give patients and their caregivers need-to-know information on how to prevent pressure ulcers and understand best care practices for their specific type of chronic wound

Pressure ulcers, also called bedsores or decubitus ulcers, are chronic wounds of the skin caused by pressure, friction, shear and excess moisture on the skin.

After viewing this program patients will be able to:

  • Identify causative factors
  • Discuss preventative techniques
  • Better understand current treatments
  • Explain the do’s and don’ts of caring for chronic wounds
  • Identify coping strategies

Surgical Site Infections: Program Nine

OBJECTIVE: To educate patients on which organisms commonly cause surgical site infections, and outline pre- and post-operative measures in which the patient can participate to help reduce the chance of a surgical site infection

After viewing this program patients will be able to:

  • Identify Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA as potentially dangerous organisms
  • Describe the steps to pre-operative bathing with antiseptic cleanser
  • Describe the steps to applying antiseptic nasal ointment
  • Describe infection prevention practices to use in the home
  • Understand infection prevention practices during the stay at the facility
  • Describe the signs and symptoms of post-operative infection that should be reported


      • Use this program for:
      • Patient and Family Education

       



       

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