SLIDE 7 TEACH‐BACK: HOW TO USE IT
Using plain language
Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and
- Families. Content last reviewed
May 2018. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/profession als/quality‐patient‐ safety/patient‐family‐ engagement/pfeprimarycare/tea chback.html
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Responsibility is on the healthcare professional
- 1. Use a caring tone of voice
and attitude
- 2. Display comfortable body
language and make eye contact
- 3. Use plain language not
medical terminology
“The doctor has changed how much medicine you should
10 Elements of Competence for
take and that can be
Using Teach‐back Effectively
confusing . . .”
http://www.teachbacktraining.org/assets/files/PDFS/Teach% 20Back%20%2010%20Elements%20of%20Competence.pdf
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- 4. Ask the patient to explain
back using their own words “Tell me what you will do when you get home.”
- 5. Use non‐shaming, open‐
ended questions “Because you have several new pills, what will you do if you forget to take them one morning?”
http://www.teachbacktraining.org/assets/files/PDFS/Teach% 20Back%20%2010%20Elements%20of%20Competence.pdf 10 Elements of Competence for Using Teach‐back Effectively
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