WEEK 3: Barriers and Obstacles to Learning

BARRIERS TO EDUCATION

Lack of time due to patient shortened lengths of hospital stays.

BARRIERS TO EDUCATION

Lack of time to teach due to and the nature of nurse/patient contact in various settings

BARRIERS TO EDUCATION

Inconsistent coordination and inadequate documentation negatively impact on the quality and quantity of teaching.

BARRIERS TO EDUCATION

Inadequate preparation health care providers in the principles of teaching and learning to assume the role of teacher with confidence and competence.

BARRIERS TO EDUCATION

Environment not conducive to carrying out patient education.

BARRIERS TO EDUCATION

Low priority status and limited financial resources given to teaching when other task-oriented responsibilities take precedence.

BARRIERS TO EDUCATION

Lack of 3rd party reimbursement to support education efforts.

BARRIERS TO EDUCATION

Lack of commitment to the concept of the “utility” of patient education.

OBSTACLES TO LEARNING

Limited time due to rapid discharge from care.

OBSTACLES TO LEARNING

Limited time due to stress of acute and chronic illness.

OBSTACLES TO LEARNING

Limited time due to anxiety.

OBSTACLES TO LEARNING

Limited time due to sensory deficits.

OBSTACLES TO LEARNING

Limited time due to low literacy.

OBSTACLES TO LEARNING

Lack of privacy or social isolation of health-care environment.

OBSTACLES TO LEARNING

Situational and personal variations in readiness to learn, motivation, and compliance, and learning styles.

OBSTACLES TO LEARNING

Inconvenience, complexity, inaccessibility, and fragmentation of the health-care system.