Write a short (50-100-word) paragraph response for each question. This assignment is to be submitted as a Microsoft Word document.

1. Define patient compliance and explain its importance in your field.
2. Identify the health care professionals’ role in compliance and give examples of ways in which the health care professional may actually contribute to noncompliance.
3. Compare compliance and collaboration.
4. Compare and contrast patient education in the past with that practiced today.
5. Explain the importance of professional commitment in developing patient education as a clinical skill.
6. Explain the three categories of learning and how they can be used in patient education.
7. List three problems that may arise in patient education and how they would be solved?
8. List some methods of documentation of patient education.

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What is compliance?

Compliance is the act of following a rule or law. It’s what you do when you’re instructed to do something, like pay your taxes on time.

Compliance can be voluntary or involuntary; it can be positive (following instructions) or negative (refusing to follow instructions). In the healthcare industry, we talk about “compliance with documentation” as well as “documentation compliance.”

Benefits of compliance.

• Compliance is important because it helps the patient to better manage their disease.

• Compliance reduces the risk of complications, hospitalization and death.

• Compliance promotes a healthy lifestyle that can reduce rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other health problems.

Measuring compliance.

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The importance of communication.

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Takeaway:

You should now be able to understand the importance of patient compliance and its role in the doctor-patient relationship. While it may be difficult to achieve, you can work with your patients to help them become more compliant. If you’re one of their doctors, make sure that your actions reflect this understanding and commitment toward achieving good communication between both parties involved in the process.

• When explaining why compliance is so important: “Patients who are unable or unwilling to follow instructions are more likely than others who take their medication as prescribed by their physician.”

Conclusion

Patient compliance is an important aspect of patient care that can be a challenge for health care professionals. The most effective way to improve patient compliance is by establishing clear expectations and discussing possible outcomes with the patient. You should also be aware of the importance of communication within your organization and make sure all staff members are aware of their responsibilities when working with patients who are elderly or have disabilities.