Instructive
Instructive
Instructive (/ɪnˈstrʌktɪv/), from the Latin instructus, past participle of instruere meaning "to build, to arrange, to prepare", is an adjective that describes something providing useful or interesting information.
Definition
In a medical context, an instructive process or piece of information teaches or informs, often in a way that improves knowledge or understanding. It is often used to describe medical literature, procedures, or patient education materials that provide valuable information to healthcare professionals, students, or patients.
Related Terms
- Education: The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university.
- Information: Facts provided or learned about something or someone.
- Knowledge: Facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.
- Understanding: The ability to understand something; comprehension.
- Healthcare professional: A person who provides preventive, curative, promotional, or rehabilitative health care services in a systematic way to people, families, or communities.
- Patient education: The process by which health professionals and others impart information to patients and their caregivers that will alter their health behaviors or improve their health status.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Instructive
- Wikipedia's article - Instructive
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