teach-back

Medical term Patient Preparation

Asking the patient to explain instructions in their own words to confirm understanding; a nod or "yes" is not proof.

Sources

• Use the Teach-Back Method: Tool 5, AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 3rd Edition · Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Related terms

• patient identifiersDetails unique to the patient, such as full name, birth date or medical record number; use at least two…
• peak levelDrug level drawn when the concentration is highest, for example about 30 minutes after an IV antibiotic…
• requisitionThe test order, paper or electronic: patient name and identifiers, sex and age or birth date, ordering…
• sputumThick mucus coughed up from deep in the lungs, not saliva. The patient rinses with water, then coughs it…
• therapeutic drug monitoringMeasuring a medicine's blood level to keep it safe and effective. Record the drug, the time of the last dose…
• timed specimenA specimen collected at an ordered clock time or interval, such as a morning cortisol or a drug level…
• triglyceridesBlood fats measured in a lipid panel. Eating shortly before the draw raises them, which is why fasting may…
• trough levelDrug level drawn when the concentration is lowest: at the end of the dosing interval, just before the next…

Study Patient Preparation

• Free Patient Preparation practice questions
• All Patient Preparation terms
• Venipuncture Sites, Veins and Sites to Avoid