Common Terms

• EDUCATION PROCESS


  1. Assessment

  2. Planning

  3. Implementation

  4. Evaluation
• NURSING PROCESS


  1. Assessment

  2. Diagnosis

  3. Planning

  4. Implementation

  5. Evaluation
• TEACHING


  A deliberate, intentional act of communicating information to the learner in response to identified learning needs with the objective of producing learning to achieve desired behavioral outcomes
• LEARNING


  A change in the behavior (SKA) that can be observed or measured and that can occur at any time or in any place as a result of exposure to environmental stimuli
• PATIENT EDUCATION


  A process of assisting people to learn health-related behaviors that can be incorporated into everyday life with the goal of optimal health & independence in self-care
• STAFF EDUCATION


  The process of influencing the behavior of nurses by producing changes in their knowledge, attitudes, and skills to help nurses maintain and improve their competencies for the delivery of quality care to the consumer
• TEACHING PLAN


  Overall blueprint or outline for instruction clearly defining the relationship between the essential components of behavioral objectives, instructional content, teaching methods and tools, time frame for teaching, and methods of evaluation that fit together in a logical pattern of flow to achieve a predetermined goal