Education and Patient Centered Care

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1. Describe the characteristics of patient-centered care AND the importance of each characteristic.

2. ; You are taking care of an 80 African-American year old male patient in a medical surgical unit who was hospitalized with congestive heart failure. ; He is being discharged with multiple medications and home health care. ; Describe the steps you would take to provide patient education including cultural considerations. ;

3. ; Describe how you will evaluate the effectiveness of your education on the scenario stated in question 2.