Health Educ Lesson 2

• Mid 1800s - the responsibility for teaching has been recognized as an important role of nurses as caregivers.
• Florence Nightingale - the founder of Modern Nursing; was the ultimate educator.
• Early 1900s - Public Health nurses, role of the nurses as teacher in preventing disease and in maintaining the health of society.
• 1918 - the NLNE/NLN observed the importance of health teaching as a function within the scope of nursing practice; recognized nurses as agents for promotion of health and prevention of illness in all settings.
• Health Literacy - hungry for knowledge.
• Hallmark of Effective Teacher in Nursing Characteristics

  • Professional Competence
  • Interpersonal Relationship with Students
  • Personal Characteristics
  • Teaching Practices
  • Evaluation Practices
• Hallmark of Effective Teacher in Nursing Characteristics

  • Professional Competence
  • through knowledge and subject matter
  • polishes skills through her career
  • maintains and expands her knowledge in reading research, clinical practices, and continuing education
  • portrays excellent clinical skills and judgement become a positive role model for learners.
• Hallmark of Effective Teacher in Nursing Characteristics

  • Interpersonal Relationship with Students
  • taking personal interest in learners
  • being sensitive to their feelings and problem, conveying respect to them
  • alleviating their anxiety
  • being accessible for conferences
  • being fair, permitting learners to express differing point of views
• Hallmark of Effective Teacher in Nursing Characteristics

  • Personal Characteristics
  • qualities such as magnetism, enthusiasm, cheerfulness, self-control, patience, flexibility, a sense of humor, a good speaking vice, self-confidence, willingness to admit errors, and a caring attitude are all desirable characteristics of teachers.
• Hallmark of Effective Teacher in Nursing Characteristics

  • Evaluation Practices
  • valued by a students include clearly communicating expectations, providing timely feedback on student progress, correcting students tactfully, being fair in the evaluations processes, and giving tests that are pertinent to the subject matter.
• Hallmark of Effective Teacher in Nursing Characteristics

  • Availability to Students
  • this may take the form of educators of being there in stressful classroom and clinical situations, physically helping students give nursing care, giving appropriate amounts of supervision, freely answering questions and acting as a resource person during clinical learning experiences.
• Principles of Good Teaching Practice in Undergraduate Education

  • encourage Student-Faculty contact
  • encourage cooperation among students
  • encourage active learning
  • give prompt feedback
  • emphasize time on tas
  • communicate high expectations
  • respect diverse talents and ways
• General Issues & Trends

  • Politicians & healthcare administrators alike recognize the importance of health education to accomplish the economic goal of reducing the high costs of health services.
• General Issues & Trends

  • Healthcare professionals are increasingly concerned about malpractice claims an disciplinary for incompetence.
• General Issues & Trends

  • Consumers are demanding increased knowledge & skills about how to care for themselves & how to prevent disease.
• General Issues & Trends

  • The aging of the population are requiring and emphasis to be placed on self-reliance & maintenance of a healthy status over and extended lifespan.
• General Issues & Trends

  • Major cause of morbidity & mortality are those disease that are lifestyle-related and preventable through education intervention.
• General Issues & Trends

  • The increase in chronic and incurable conditions requires individuals and families become informed participants to manage their own illnesses.
• General Issues & Trends

  • Client education improves compliance.
• General Issues & Trends

  • The increase number of self-help groups exist to support clients in meeting their physical and psychosocial needs.
• Specific Issues & Trends

  Current Mandates for Nurses as Educators

  • To increase the quality & years of life.
• Specific Issues & Trends

  Current Mandates for Nurses as Educators

  • To eliminate health disparities among different segments of the population.
• Specific Issues & Trends

  Current Mandates for Nurses as Educators

  • To use theory and evidence-based strategies to promote desirable health behavior.
• Role of the Nurse as a Health Educator

  • With at least 3 years hospital stays, organizations expect that staff nurses will have to be skilled teachers.
• Role of the Nurse as a Health Educator

  • They will need to learn the basic principles of teaching and how to apply them.
• Role of the Nurse as a Health Educator

  • Nurses who spend the majority of their time in the education role such as staff development instructors/educators in collegiate settings have more formal preparation for the educator role.
• Role of the Nurse as a Health Educator

  • Provide a holistic approach to care delivery.
• Role of the Nurse as a Health Educator

  • Acts as facilitators.
• Role of the Nurse as a Health Educator

  • Clarify confusing information.
• Role of the Nurse as a Health Educator

  • Serves as a coordinator of care.
• Role of the Nurse as a Health Educator

  • Assist colleagues in gaining knowledge and skills necessary for the delivery of professional nursing care.