Helpful sources of information that the nurse may use in beginning to develop a teaching plan for patients having cancer diagnostic testing include:
1. other patients, visitors, or hospital workers who have been associated with some-one who has had cancer.
2. analysis of what the patient and family already know about prevention, detection, treatment, and outcomes.
3. American Cancer Society (ACS), National Cancer Institute, Oncology Nursing Society, VFW, or DAV.
4. supermarket tabloids or public books from the local library.
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Effective teaching starts with the level of knowledge of the learner. That content is then an-alyzed for specific information that needs to be corrected or added.
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