Authors

  1. Sanders, Ruth MSN, RN, CNS

Article Content

"The State of the Science on Nursing Research" (AJN Reports, December 2004) left out one important part of the research puzzle for nurses: patient education.

 

How effective can a nurse be in sharing information with patients or families when the ward has a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:7? One solution is for hospitals to create patient-education centers staffed with clinical educators who can provide the hands-on teaching that patients and families need. The staff nurse will then be able to provide ongoing reinforcement of such information.

 

Ruth Sanders, MSN, RN, CNS

 

Ocean Springs, MS