Many times in the hospital doctors have to deliver the bad news and We all know that patients do not understand everything and absorb everything and that nurses are responsible for making sure they are ready for discharge: But what can #medstudents #mds #surgeons #pas #hospitalists do to help ensure more information is retained?

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How to better talk to your patients like a nurse when giving a diagnosis: STD and Sexual Health via Mayo Clinic

Simple: speak to patients in terms they understand! In nursing school we had to practice writing papers and patient education pamphlets at a 5th grade reading level that research shows that unfortunately the average adult American understands at; obviously taylor the information to the patient! Never hurts to have family in the room, provide materials, give paper for the patient to take notes, and have a nurse in the room during rounds! I cannot tell you the number of times even as a CNA when a healthcare provider would be speaking and I was in the room and after the patients would ask me what the provider just said! Imagine if you are tired without coffee, what patients with beeping sounds and many other distractions have early in the morning after labs, drain monitoring, bathroom breaks, turning Q2hrs for pressure sore alleviation, NPO, and confused feel!!!! That is why during nursing school I frequently used Mayo Clinic's website for practicing writing patient education materials for all levels! see the link here for mayo clinic and how helpful their regular words and holistic considerations can help you speak to patients at their level so to speak! This is an excerpt overview of STDs, "Overview
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), or sexually transmitted infections (STIs), are generally acquired by sexual contact. The organisms that cause sexually transmitted diseases may pass from person to person in blood, semen, or vaginal and other bodily fluids.

Sometimes these infections can be transmitted nonsexually, such as from mother to infant during pregnancy or childbirth, or through blood transfusions or shared needles. "                            They also have diagnostics and causes and treatments and alternative treatments and questions to ask your doctors for each section!

How to better talk to your patients like a nurse when giving a diagnosis: STD and Sexual Health via Mayo Clinic

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