HEALTH EDUCATION

• Giver of Information


  • Patients who are unaware of potential adverse effects or benefits of medications
  • Providing information in terms patients and family members can understand
  • Use "teach backs" and "show backs" in which patients or family members restate information provided by clinicians to increase understanding and decrease confusion
• Facilitator of Learning


  • Conversion of a nurse to a facilitator of learning means switching from "content transmitter" to "process manager"
  • Nurses can convert traditional methods of instruction into the facilitator mode of teaching and learning
  • To assess the need for and to develop, manage and coordinate programs of clinical education for nurses/patients
  • Clinical education facilitators are responsible for the selection and organization of training
  • Help the learner /client become aware of what he/she needs to know and the value of learning
• Qualities and Skills of a Facilitator


  • Communication
  • Questioning Skills
  • Guiding
  • Conflict Management
  • Leadership
  • Self awareness
  • Approachable
  • Empathetic
  • Sensitive
  • Being able to negotiate
• Coordinator of Teaching


  • Nurses are "Responsible" for ensuring that the clients are able to understand their health, illnesses, medications, and treatments to the best of their abilities
  • A nurse should take the time to explain to the client and their family or caregiver what to do when they leave the hospital
  • Make sure that the client knows where to seek additional knowledge
• Advocate for Client


  • Client advocate acts to "protect" the client
  • The nurse may represent the client's needs and wishes to other health professionals, such as relaying the clients wishes for information to the physician
  • They also assist clients in "exercising" their rights and help them speak up for themselves
• Team


  A distinguishable set of two or more people who interact dynamically, interdependently and adaptively towards a common and valued goal /objective/mission, who have been assigned specific roles or functions
• Team Based Healthcare


  The provision of health services to individuals , families and /or their communities by at least two health providers who "work collaboratively" with patients and caregivers to the extent preferred by each client to accomplish shared goals to achieve high quality care
• Members of the Health Team (Core Team)

  • Physician
  • Nurse/Nurse Attendants
  • Resident on Duty
  • Physical Therapist
• Members of the Health Team (Contingency Teams)

  • Code Blue Team
  • Disaster response team
  • COVID-19 Task Force
• Members of the Health Team (Ancillary Team/Services)


  • Laboratory
  • Food and Nutrition
  • Radiology
  • Finance
  • Central Supply
  • Pharmacy
• Values and Principles of Health Team

  • Honesty
  • Discipline
  • Creativity
  • Humility
  • Shared Goals
  • Clear Roles
  • Mutual trust and respect
  • Effective communication
  • Measurable processes and outcomes
• Role of Family in Health Education


  • Provide thorough information of the client information
  • Participate /assist in the client care
  • Vital Decision Making
  • Increased the comfort levels of the patient
  • Decrease anxiety level of the patient
• According to the institute for Patient and Family Centered Care (2010), the word "family" refers to two or more persons who are related in any way biologically, legally or emotionally
• The client defines who represents his or her family and the involvement each family member will have