Not Alone, and A Gift of Caring. South Carolina leads the nation in stroke incidence. The guide is arranged by topic, such as You and Your Heart, You and Your Lungs, and You and Your Joints, and includes time, subject and channel. Most videos are from 10 to 30 minutes long and are designed to be watched by patients and families.
Staff are to see the videos during orientation so they can answer patient and family questions.
A copy of the video is maintained in the clinical education office. Therefore, if the patient is off the unit for tests when a particular video is on, the nurse can borrow a copy of the film and show it that evening on the unit s videocassette player when both the patient and his or her family can see it. The nurse or doctor can recommend certain videos for the patient to watch related to the patient s diagnosis or the patient may just decide to watch videos of interest. Patients and staff are encouraged to fill out short, one-page evaluations with questions, comments or requests for further information. Any professional staff member can call Peggy Duffy at 792-5078 and request a copy of the patient television guide.