Question

As a medical professional, we will often be tasked with presenting a diagnosis to a patient with no educational background or experience within the healthcare profession. In these cases, it is critical to convey this very important and pertinent information to the patient in a way in which they can fully understand the information, i.e., to put the information into laymen terms, as well as making certain the patient is comfortable in seeking additional support and community.

In addition, patients in the above scenario might also choose to seek out the help of a healthcare advocate (a medical professional appropriately trained within the medical field) to help the patient research, organize, understand and communicate and field questions with the physician. Patient healthcare advocates require that the information is conveyed and presented to them as if the physician and/or healthcare professional were speaking to a colleague, i.e., medical and technical terms.

Assume the role of a healthcare professional tasked with educating both the newly diagnosed patient (in laymen terms), as well as the patient’s healthcare advocate (medical and technical terms).  

Instructions:

v Choose one cranial nerve injury or disease OR one spinal nerve injury or disease to serve as the focus of the assignment.

v Complete research on the selected injury or disease.

v Create an educational pamphlet for the patient that includes the following information on the injury or disease in laymen terms:

o   Anatomy

o   Physiological processes/pathways

o   Risk factors

o   Signs and symptoms

o   When to call the primary care provider or seek emergency room attention

o   Current and potential treatments (to include existing clinical trials)

o   Prevention strategies and measures

o   Online and community resources for further information and support

v Create an educational pamphlet for the patient’s healthcare advocate that includes the following information on the injury or disease in medical and technical terms:

o   Anatomy

o   Physiological processes/pathways

o   Risk factors

o   Signs and symptoms

o   When to call the primary care provider or seek emergency room attention

o   Current and potential treatments (to include existing clinical trials)

o   Prevention strategies and measures

o   Online and community resources for further information and support

v Be creative with the design and writing of each piece to make the information engaging and understandable for the patient and medically and technically appropriate for the patient’s healthcare advocate.

v Please be certain to cite any relevant information from sources used within your materials (to include photos and diagrams) in APA format.

v Please review the rubric to ensure that your assignment meets criteria.

v Unit 6: Educational Pamphlet

Answer 1

As a health care professional we should provide education to laymen should be easy to read for patient and thier understanding..Explain the causes,treatment and symptoms in a simple way with example..safety precautions to be explained upto patient understanding..state clearly with actions use concrete nouns and an active..
    health advocates can be anyone like spouse,relatives,friend or caregivers..clearly explain about patient condition and provide detailed medical history..make contact with health care team's always choose some one you respect and trust..geriatric care managers,RN, social workers be a healthcare advocates..
   The goal of this education is to help people fundamentally manage their own illness like avoid falls.hypertension,diabetis..if two person participate in this education program it will be more helpful...
   Role of a health care professional for educating laymen patients with cranial nerve injury..Make sure the information what you give is most common and basic for the patients..
anatomy:
   Explain like cranial nerves are present in the brain..there are 12cranial nerves that controls the functions of head,face and neck..
Physiological processes:
    This cranial nerves controls the activity like moving the eyes,chewing and smiling,sense of smell,seeing,taste to the tongue,hearing..it controls the heart,lungs and abdominal organs,speech..when there is damage to this particular nerves there will be some abnormalities..
Risk factors:
    Brain infection and tumors,diabetis,any scars or stroke can cause this injury..
signs and symptoms:
   Loss of smell,vision,movement of the eyes,altered sensation of touch and movement of muscles for chewing,sensation of taste,pain,a tingling sensation and numbness..
    When they feel some altered in their activitis of the above they must call the primary care providers or seek emergency room attention..
current and potential treatment:
      Treatement according to damage,cause and seviority of the patient..neurological examination will be performed by physician..medication to treat pain,and muscle problemsand fits..surgery if there is any blood clot in the particular nerves..Physical therepy,occupation therepy should be followed..
Prevention strategies and measures:
   when cranial nerves damage caused by infection,high blood pressure,diabetes it must be taken care in the initial stage itself..avoid head injury while travelling and working in the company...
Community resources:
    Educate the underline causes and preventive measures usually infection prevention like immunization followup..safety measures in workplace to be followed..early screening like ENT checkup,eye check up.master health checkup to be followed in a routine basis..