The Importance of Nursing in Health Education for Patients

Abstract

The study aims to know the role of the nurse in health education for patients, what health information nurses provide to patients, and the importance of health education to prevent various diseases. The questionnaire was created electronically via the Google Drive program, and then distributed via mobile phone on the social networking program (the target population is residents of the cities of Mecca , Taif and Albaha) aged 25-55 years. The social networking network (WhatsApp) was used, and responses were received from 580 people out of 600. A questionnaire was distributed to participants via email. It concluded that importance of nursing in health education in delivering health information to patients, information that is useful to patients for their health.