The paper deals with the educational role played by the health care provider. The ideas exposed stem from a reflection made from a research on the resignification of life of individuals affected by diseases that entail changes to their lifestyle. The health care provider has a key role in this process, influencing the patient positively or negatively. The reflection approaches the subjective process of life resignification in the health/disease situation and the educational role of the nursing professional in performing their tasks. Teaching and learning influence the configuration of the individual´s imagery, constituting thereby an important ingredient to the educational know-how in the professional practice.
Patient care; Patient education; Teaching