Download or read book Practical Patient Literacy: The Medagogy Model written by Melissa N. Stewart and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2011-11-11 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How healthcare providers can communicate more effectively with their patients Market: registered nurses (2.5 million/USA), and all other healthcare workers who interact with patients Provides a four-step methodology for providing information to patients that enables them to be their own advocate Designed to give patients a clearer understanding of the problem and the treatment The author has used this model to successfully train nurse administrators at a number of institutions