Development of a core competency program for patient educators. Journal for nurses in staff development : JNSD : official journal of the National Nursing Staff Development Organization [J Nurses Staff Dev] Journal article

Many healthcare disciplines provide patient education, yet few receive specific training in the field. This article describes the assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of a patient education core competency/orientation program for patient educators. This model can be applied and tailored to specific disciplines to improve the knowledge, understanding, and application of patient education theory, principles, and practice.

Journal for nurses in staff development : JNSD : official journal of the National Nursing Staff Development Organization [J Nurses Staff Dev]

Attitude of Health Personnel
Clinical Competence
Competency-Based Education
Curriculum
Education, Continuing
Employee Performance Appraisal
Guidelines
Health Personnel
Humans
Inservice Training
Job Description
Minnesota
Models, Educational
Nursing Education Research
Patient Education
Professional Role
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Questionnaires
Staff Development