HEALTH EDUC INTRO

Florence Nightingale

Founder of Modern Nursing and developer of the first school of nursing.

AHA (American Hospital Organization)

Developed the Patient’s Bill of Rights in the 1970s to ensure clients receive complete and current information.

ICN (International Council of Nurses)

Endorsed the nurse’s role as educator as essential to nursing care delivery.

ANA (American Nurses Association)

Recognized nurses as agents for health promotion and illness prevention.

NLN (National League of Nursing)

Responsible for identifying course content for teaching and learning principles.

ANA (American Nurses Association)

Mandates that education must consider clients' literacy, educational background, language skills, and culture.

JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)

Established accreditation mandates requiring evidence of patient education to improve outcomes.

ANA (American Nurses Association)

Responsible for establishing standards and qualifications for nursing practice, including patient teaching.

NLN (National League of Nursing)

First to observe health teaching as an important function within nursing practice.

State Nurse Practice Act

Mandates that teaching must be included within the scope of nursing practice.

Pew Health Profession Commission

Published a broad set of competencies for health professions in the 21st century.

Trends Affecting Health Care

Growth of managed care, health literacy, recognition of preventable lifestyle-related diseases, expanding scope for nurses, cost containment measures.

Learning

A change in behavior that can be observed and measured due to environmental stimuli.

Teaching or Instruction

An intervention that involves sharing information and experiences to meet intended learner outcomes.

Education Process

A systematic, sequential, planned course of action by both teacher and learner to achieve teaching and learning outcomes.

Role of Nurse as Educator

Functions include assessor of needs, giver of information, reviser of appropriate methodology, and evaluator of learning.

Staff Education

The process of helping nurses acquire knowledge, attitudes, and skills to improve quality care delivery.

Patient Education

The process of helping clients learn health-related behaviors for optimal health and self-care independence.

Barriers to Teaching

Factors impeding the nurse’s ability to optimally deliver educational services.

Assure Model

A useful paradigm to assist nurses in organizing and carrying out the education process.