Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Social Workers, Pharmacists, or Physician Assistants.
What does an Asthma Educator do?
Educate...Encourage ...Empower
Asthma Educators...Educate
They teach patients: -self-management skills to help keep them out of the Emergency Department and the hospital.
-what asthma is.
-how to avoid triggers that may cause or worsen their asthma.
-how and why they use their medication.
Asthma Educators...Encourage patients by: -developing a partnership.
-developing a trusting relationship.
-working to develop a management plan they can follow in their everyday life.
-encouraging them to enjoy an active life.
Asthma Educators Empower
-They give patients the information they need to manage their asthma.
-They give patients the tools they need to improve and live a good quality of life.
Happy Asthma Educator Day!
Do you know an Asthma Educator who has made a difference?
Thank an Asthma Educator Today!!
THANK YOU AUNT BETH!!!!
THANK YOU KOSAIR HOSPITAL ASTHMA UNIT STAFF
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