The effect of teaching by the nurse on patient knowledge of medications and compliant behavior
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Susan A. Beeson (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Eloise Lewis
Abstract: It was the purpose of this study to determine if teaching intervention by the nurse on a one-to-one basis in a hypertensive clinic situation resulted in the patient being more knowledgeable about medications and making fewer medication errors. It was hypothesized that when patients attending a hypertensive clinic were taught individually by a nurse, they would be more knowledgeable about their medications. It was also hypothesized that when patients attending a hypertensive clinic were taught individually by a nurse they would commit fewer medication errors than patients who received no nurse teaching. The subjects were 17 patients who were receiving medication for hypertension. The entire sample group was black with a total of 10 females and 7 males. All patients were pretested for assessment of medication knowledge. Nine members of the experimental group were individually instructed by the nurse researcher about their hypertensive medication. A posttest was given to the entire sample group when they returned to the clinic in two weeks, in order to determine degree of improvement over pretest knowledge according to group. The variables used to determine compliance with medication therapy were patient report, pill count, and blood pressure measurement.
The effect of teaching by the nurse on patient knowledge of medications and compliant behavior
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- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 1977
- Subjects
- Patient education
- Nurse and patient
- Hypertension $x Psychosomatic aspects