Innovational health education for nursing care at department of orthopedics

Objective To improve the nursing care and shorten the patients recovery time carrying out staged and pluralism health education according to the characteristics of specific diseases.Methods Stagewise was that the health education were divided into 4 stages according to the characteristics of specific diseases,which was through the patients' hospitalization time.Diversification means to carry out the health education popularizedly,extendedly,documentedly,humanizedly,personalizedly,examplifiedly,demonstratedly,feedbackedly,and sustainably.Results After the innovational health education,the patients' master degree was 70％ on stage 1,88％ stage 2,91％ stage 3,and 96％ stage 4.After the traditional health education,the patients' master degree were 68％,80％,78％,and 89％ on the 4 stages,respectively.Conclusions The staged and pluralism health education has overcome the disadvantages of the traditional modes.It improves the nurses' health education skills,enhances the relationship between nurses and patients,reduces the complication and readmission rates after discharge,and shortens the function recovery time. Key words: Health education;  Orthopedic nursing care;  Stagewise;  Pluralism