Patient Teaching Pl Bacterial Endocarditis - 934 Words

Patient Teaching Plan: Bacterial Endocarditis second to Genetic Autoimmune Deficiency 0244186 Technical College of the Lowcountry Introduction Nurses have many jobs and one of those jobs is being an educator to their patients. Through patient teaching nurse’s assistance patients and their families in developing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle plan. As nurses it is our responsibility to educate our patients and their families about their health issues, treatment plans, medications, and when to seek medical attention. Effective patient teaching plays a huge role in the health outcomes of patients and their safety. Nurses spend the most time with patients, they assess and see the â€Å"whole picture,† which helps them form a plan of care for each individual patient. Nurses see firsthand what patients need, such as home health, assistive devices, help with medication expenses, transportation, and any other resources a patient may need to be able to maintain effective health behaviors. As a result of effective health teaching to patients, it cuts down on readmiss ions to the hospital, which in turn helps lower the cost for hospitals and overall health care. Client Background J.F is a fifty-year-old married homemaker. She suffers from recurrent bacterial endocarditis secondary to a genetic autoimmune deficiency. In the last six-teen months she has been hospitalized twice, once for Staphylococcus Aureus infection in the mitral valve and then for Streptococcus Mutans