This handbook-sized how-to book offers nurses a quick and easy way of providing patients with the information they need. The book provides vital information in a handy, reader-friendly reference. The first section focuses on the how-to's of teaching patients: how to assess learning needs, how to write effective objectives, how to plan for that teachable moment, how to implement a teaching plan, and how to evaluate and document teaching The second part, organized by body system and diagnoses, covers essential information nurses should teach patients about their particular diagnoses. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.