🏥 Healthcare & Clinical · Quality & Informatics

Teach-back patient education that lands

Confirm understanding by asking patients to explain back — without making it a quiz.

foundation~20 minNursesPhysiciansClinical Managers

Steps

1Chunk teaching to one concept at a time in plain language
2Replace jargon: 'water pill' not 'diuretic', numbers with what they mean
3Ask 'I want to check I explained well — how will you take this at home?'
4Re-explain differently (not louder) whatever came back wrong
5Provide one-page written summary at 6th-grade reading level
6Involve caregiver present for the final teach-back round

Common Pitfalls

▲'Any questions?' treated as comprehension verification
▲Handing printed sheets instead of confirming understanding

Commands

Install with skills CLI

$ npx skills add aniruddhaadak80/skills --skill quality-informatics-patient-teach-back

Install globally

$ npx skills add aniruddhaadak80/skills --skill quality-informatics-patient-teach-back -g

Tags

#education#communication#health-literacy#healthcare-clinical#quality-informatics

Install this skill

$ npx skills add aniruddhaadak80/skills --skill quality-informatics-patient-teach-back -a opencode

SKILL.md

# Teach-back patient education that lands

> Confirm understanding by asking patients to explain back — without making it a quiz.

## When to Use This Skill

Confirm understanding by asking patients to explain back — without making it a quiz.

## Steps

1. Chunk teaching to one concept at a time in plain language
2. Replace jargon: 'water pill' not 'diuretic', numbers with what they mean
3. Ask 'I want to check I explained well — how will you take this at home?'
4. Re-explain differently (not louder) whatever came back wrong
5. Provide one-page written summary at 6th-grade reading level
6. Involve caregiver present for the final teach-back round

## Common Pitfalls

- 'Any questions?' treated as comprehension verification
- Handing printed sheets instead of confirming understanding

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