Introduction to the Patient Education Unit Razavi Super-Specialty Hospital The Patient Education Unit is one of the key departments at Razavi Super-Specialty Hospital. Its mission is to enhance awareness, promote health-oriented behaviors, and empower patients and their families throughout the continuum of care. By utilizing trained nurses and experienced health education experts, the unit provides a wide range of educational services in both individual and group formats. Relying on health education standards and modern educational technologies, the unit strives to become a leading national model in patient education and empowerment. Target Groups Inpatients and outpatients, patients’ companions, general visitors, staff, and the community. Unit Objectives Promoting a culture of self-care by improving patients’ knowledge of diseases, treatment methods, and care during admission, hospitalization, and after discharge Increasing family awareness of their role in care, treatment, and recovery to enhance effectiveness, accelerate healing, and reduce anxiety among patients and companions Preventing complications and disease recurrence through education on healthy behaviors Promoting the health of patients, companions, visitors, staff, the community, and the environment Main Activities Preparation and distribution of disease-specific educational brochures, posters, and multimedia content Providing face-to-face and group education at admission, during hospitalization, and after discharge Monitoring patient education indicators Conducting educational workshops for nurses and staff on effective patient education Implementing health promotion programs with an emphasis on health-related occasions Health Education & Screening Services via Nursing Clinics Health Education Nursing Clinic Cancer Education and Prevention Nursing Clinic Pregnancy Clinic Breastfeeding Clinic Infertility Treatment Nursing Clinic Smoking Cessation Clinic Check-up Clinic Health Education Supervisor Name: Somayeh Maleki Position: Health Education Supervisor Education: B.Sc. in Nursing