What is the professional standard for nurses from BCNNM?
Providing relevant health-related education to patients, families, caregivers, and the community across clinical settings
Define Patient Education.
A focused form of instructional communication
What are the impacts of health education?
- Cost Containment & Cost Savings
- Higher Level of Population Health
- Increased Patient Satisfaction
- Fewer Complications
How should the nurse approach their role in health teaching?
- Establish and maintain a therapeutic relationship
- Offer guidance
- Provide emotional support
- Be a source of knowledge
- Provide appropriate resources
- Implement the teaching process
- Maintain appropriate expertise and sensitivity to the client’s needs
Define Health Literacy.
A patient’s ability to find, access, read, and understand reliable health information
What are Teachable Moments?
- Occurs with readiness
- Recognize during care
- Reduce pressure, share learning
List the Learning Styles & Preferences.
- Visual Learners
- Auditory Learners
- Kinetic Learners
What are the Domains of learning?
- Cognitive
- Affective
- Psychomotor
These domains represent different aspects of learning and skill acquisition.
Name the Motivation models.
- Pender: promotion
- Prochaska: change stages
- Bandura: social learning
These models provide frameworks for understanding motivation in health education.
What does the learn model for cultural sensitivity stand for?
- Listen
- Explain
- Acknowledge
- Recommend
- Negotiate
This model emphasizes the importance of cultural sensitivity in health education.
What are the recommended teaching methods for older adults?
- When they are alert and rested
- Involve in discussion or activity
- Focus on their strengths
- Keep teaching sessions short
These methods cater to the unique needs of older adult learners.
What is the Pender’s Health Promotion Model focused on?
A person’s capacity to absorb and use health promotion information
Influenced by an environment; physical, social, and cultural factors
How is Pender’s Health Promotion Model used by nurses?
To understand what motivates people
This model helps in tailoring health promotion strategies.
Name the five stages of Prochaska’s Transtheoretical Model of Change.
- Pre-contemplation: Client does not think there is a problem
- Contemplation: Client thinks there may be a problem
- Preparation: Clients decides there’s a problem and is willing to make a change. Help the client choose the best course of action
- Action: Client engages in concrete actions to effect needed change. Help client to take steps, review progress, give feedback
- Maintenance: Client perseveres with positive behavioral change. Help client ID and use strategies to progress, point out positive changes
According to Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory, what is linked to successful behavioral changes?
A person’s perception of their capability to carry out actions (self-efficacy)
What are the components of a teaching plan?
- Assessment
- Collection of data
- Interventions
- Learning needs
- Learning objectives
- Planning & implementation
- Evaluation
What should nurses gather data about regarding the patient’s learning needs?
- Learning needs
- Ability to learn
- Motivation to learn
- Teaching environment
- Resources for learning
When prioritizing learning needs, what should be established with the patient?
A priority list early to help organize teaching time
“Need to Know” - protection, safety, & well-being VS “Nice to know” - comfort & convenience
This helps focus on what is most critical for the patient’s safety and well-being.
What are some educational diagnosis?
Knowledge deficit r/t
Ineffective coping r/t
Self-care deficit r/t
Anxiety r/t
Potential for injury r/t
Ineffective family management of therapeutic regimen r/t
What is included in the Planning & Implementation phase of teaching?
- Summary of teaching content
- Strategies to be used
- Learning materials
- Learning tools and resources
- Time frame
This phase outlines how the teaching will be conducted.
Why is evaluation important in patient education?
It reinforces correct behavior and helps learners realize how to change incorrect behavior. Evaluation ensures that the teaching-learning process is effective.
