Domain 6: Teach patients and families what they need to know to actively participate in their own care and decision-making and manage their own care after hospital discharge:
This domain emphasizes the crucial role of nurses in patient teaching providing the knowledge and associated skills required by individual patients and/or family members to help them understand their illness and actively engage in their own care and decision making as desired and capable. The overall goal of patient teaching is to enable self-care that supports optimal health outcomes.