Concept Analysis Diagram Patient Education

Concept Analysis Diagram – Patient Education

Nursing Practice

Directed toward what contributes to a normal concept and is thereby related to all factors involved in or with the concept. Not always needed to have a normal outcome.

Attributes

Defining characteristics of the concept
What property, quality, or data must be present for the concept to exist

Antecedents

What precedes the concept for it to exist
Events or incidents that must happen before the concept

Consequences

Untoward events or outcomes that occur due to malfunction within the concept
Positive events or outcomes that occur due to proper functioning within the concept

Interrelated Concept

Concepts which can affect change in the other
Concepts which work together to ensure a normal process
Concepts which if depleted or impaired can cause a negative consequence in the other

Sub-Concept

Critical components of major concept

Explanation of Patient Education Diagram:

The Patient Education concept analysis diagram clearly depicts the definition as it is related to the attributes. Improved health behavior, overcoming barriers to learning, actively participating in the process of learning, and improved health status, all indicate when this concept is adequately functioning. The antecedents identify the events which must happen prior to the concept’s optimal existence. These include lack of knowledge, readiness to learn, ability to communicate, access to the educator/education, and the ability to learn. For example, if the patient has an issue with literacy, the education could be impeded if the nurse does not accurately assess the patient's ability to learn and adjust the learning activities accordingly.

The sub concepts or major components of the patient education concept are all aspects closely examined throughout the lecture content. These correlate closely to the nursing process and this is reviewed in the power point presentation.

The interrelated concept impacts the Patient Education concept and/or the Patient Education concept impacts them. Those listed on the diagram are Safety, Cognition, Human Development, Communication, Clinical Judgment, Health Promotion, Evidence-Based Practice, Quality Improvement, and Teamwork and Collaboration.

Outcomes from Patient Education may be either positive or negative. If Patient Education is optimally functional positive outcomes such as wellness, promotion of self-efficacy, reduced health risk factors, and/or an adaptation to changing health status may occur. If health is affected negatively due to mal-education or no-education, then the negative consequences might include increased health costs, frequent hospital admissions, mal practice suits, non-compliance, and negative health outcomes

Patient Education is the process of influencing the patient's behavior to effect changes in knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to maintain and improve health. Research supports the fact that educated patients experience better health and have fewer complications. This results in fewer hospitalizations and emergency department, clinic, and physician visits.

Nursing interventions, which would include Patient Education, would be implemented proactively or when negative consequences occur. The process of Patient Education would consider the Antecedents to optimize its effectiveness. When the process attains the measureable Attributes then positive outcomes should occur.