Development of an Epilepsy Nursing Communication Tool: Improving the Quality of Interactions Between Nurses and Patients With Seizures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nurses have become increasingly involved in overseeing the management of patients with complex medical conditions, including those with epilepsy. Nurses who are not specialists in epilepsy can play a central role in providing optimal care, education, and support to their patients with epilepsy, given the proper tools.

Objective

Our objective was to create a tool that can be used by nurses in the clinic setting to help facilitate discussion of topics relevant to enhancing medical care and management of patients with epilepsy. To address this need, a panel of epilepsy nursing experts used a patient-centered care approach to develop an Epilepsy Nursing Communication Tool (ENCT).

Methods

An initial set of topics and questions was created based on findings from

SUBMITTER: Buelow J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5882248 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature