Keywords

PATIENT EDUCATION, VIDEO PRODUCTION, VIDEO INSTRUCTION, FILMING

 

Authors

  1. Williams, Nina H. MSN, RN, CS
  2. Wolgin, Francie MSN, RN, CNA
  3. Hodge, Charles S. MS

Abstract

Staff development and patient education coordinators are challenged to lead efforts to provide resources for patient education. One option to provide cost-effective, quality education is the use of videotapes. In this article, the authors identify six advantages of video instruction and detail the steps to create an educational videotape.

 

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