health educ

• Health education is the act of providing information and learning experiences for purposes of behavior change for health betterment of the client.
• mid-1800s when nursing was first acknowledged as a unique discipline.
• By 1900s, public health nurses clearly understood the significance of the role of the nurse as teacher in preventing disease and in maintaining the health of society.
• 1918, the NLNE observed the importance of health teaching as a function within the scope of nursing practice.
• 1950, the NLNE had identified course content vin nursing school curricula to prepare nurses to assume the role as teachers of others.
• the American nurses association has for years put forth statements on the functions, standards, and qualifications for nursing practice, of which patient teaching is a key element.
• in 1993, the joint commission, established nursing standards for patient education.
• mandate describe the type and level of care, treatment, and services that must be provided by an agency or organization.
• in 1970, the Patient's Bill of Rights was developed by american hospital association, has been adopted by hospitals nationwide.
• the Patient's Bill of Rights establishes the guidelines to ensure that patients receive complete and current information concerning their diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.
• training the trainer is preparing nursing staff through continuing education, in-service programs, and staff development to maintain and improve their clinical skills and teaching abilities.
• another very important role of nurse as educator us serving as a clinical instructor for students in the practice setting.
• the purpose of patient education is to increase the competence and confidence of clients for self-management.
• education process is a systematic, sequential, logical, scientifically based, planned course of action consisting of two major interdependent operations: teaching and learning.
• education process is a process forms a continuous cycle that also involves two interdependent player: teacher and learner.