fa اهمیت آموزش به بیمار از دیدگاه دانشجویان در حال تحصیل در دانشکده پرستاری آبادان General پژوهشي Research Article Background and Aim : Patient education as an important role of nurses doesn’t be performed very well for various reasons. The aim of this study is evaluation the importance of patient education according nursing students’ opinions.   Materials and Methods : In this cross sectional study, all nursing students in Abadan Nursing faculty were evaluated. Data were collected using a four part questionnaire including: demographic data, importance of patient education (16 question), barriers, and approaches of education (10 questions in each domain).   Results: Results showed that mean age was 20.39 ± 3.53, and academic GPA was 15.80. 75% of students absolutely agreed with patient education. 64.1% believed that patient education is a primary role of nurses. Most of students (59.4 %) mentioned lack of patients’ physical preparedness was as a barrier and 65.6% expressed knowledge of educator as a facilitator in patient teaching.   Conclusion: Providing appropriate conditions including: environment, time, and teaching tool, also improvement of theoretic and clinical knowledge of educators can enhance clinical education in nursing and in turn improve nursing situation in society. Patient education,Nurse's role,Nurse-patient relations,Nursing 100 106 http://mcj.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-335&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Nourollah Tahery نوراله طاهری 10031947532846004389 10031947532846004389 Yes Instructor, Faculty of Nursing, Jondi Sahpoor University of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran. Email: nttahery@gmail.com عضو هیات علمی دانشکده پرستاری، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جنددی شاپور اهواز، ایران. تلفن: 09183437995 پست الکترونیک: nttahery@gmail.com Marzieh-al-Sadat Razavi Zadegan مرضیه‌السادات رضوی‌زادگان 10031947532846004390 10031947532846004390 No B.Sc.in Nursing, Jondi Sahpoor University of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran کارشناس پرستاری، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جنددی شاپور اهواز، ایران Marjan Kaiali مرجان کیالی 10031947532846004391 10031947532846004391 No B.Sc.in Nursing, Jondi Sahpoor University of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran کارشناس پرستاری، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جنددی شاپور اهواز، ایران Mojtaba Rashidi مجتبی رشیدی 10031947532846004392 10031947532846004392 No B.Sc.in Nursing, Jondi Sahpoor University of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran کارشناس پرستاری، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جنددی شاپور اهواز، ایران Maryam Yaghoobi مریم یعقوبی 10031947532846004393 10031947532846004393 No M.Sc.in Nursing, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zhaedan, Iran دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد پرستاری، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی زاهدان، ایران Kianoush Shirzaei کیانوش شیرزایی 10031947532846004394 10031947532846004394 No B.Sc.in Nursing, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran کارشناس پرستاری، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند، ایران Zahra Koleini زهرا کلینی 10031947532846004395 10031947532846004395 No 5 B.Sc.in Medical Records, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran کارشناس مدارک پزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند، ایران