Problem – factor influencing discharge instructions in the ER: the approach – discharge instructions are provided quickly and piecemeal in-between other care activities, thereby making it difficult for patients and carers to remember or reproduce them.

Discharge teaching in ER

Problem – factor influencing discharge instructions in the ER: the approach – discharge instructions are provided quickly and piecemeal in-between other care activities, thereby making it difficult for patients and carers to remember or reproduce them.

Solution – teach-back method of the discharge instructions. With the ‘teach-back’ method, patients or carers repeat back what they understand, so that professionals can confirm comprehension and correct misunderstandings.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5805670/

https://emj.bmj.com/content/emermed/early/2021/06/16/emermed-2020-210168.full.pdf

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