Outpatient Clinic for Health Education: Contribution to Self‐Management and Self‐Care for People With Heart Failure

Abstract

This experience report will guide nurses in the establishment of outpatient nursing education clinics for different populations of patients with chronic health conditions.

Describing Self‐Care Self‐Efficacy: Definition, Measurement, Outcomes, and Implications

“…This suggests that the relationship between self-care self-efficacy and better outcomes may be mediated by the practice of self-care behaviors. There is evidence that interventions can increase self-care self-efficacy; therefore, it is important for nurses to understand factors that promote or hinder patients' self-care so that educational interventions can be initiated (Carneiro et al, 2016). Outcomes of types of interventions and their methods of delivery should be examined to determine what is most efficacious.…”

Prevalence and Related Factors of Ineffective Self‐Health Management in Polymedicated Patients Over the Age of 65 Years

“…In approaching the issue of compliance, the majority of specialized studies have focused on measuring the adherence to medications. It should be noted that nursing methodology already utilizes instruments in clinical practice that allow nurses to evaluate this issue (de Souza, Carneiro et al., ). In better understanding the prevalence of ISHM and its associated factors, we can prioritize and develop strategies to improve it.…”

Nursing impact on chronic disease Medicaid health home patients: A qualitative study

“…Nurses listened to “hear everything that was going on” with the patient to learn “where the patient was at.” It is important to know and understand patients, and consider their beliefs and habits in planning health care interventions. Nurses can connect with patients in ways unlike doctors, and have the ability to work with patients in making health care more accessible …”