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    Acquisition of Knowledge: Combinations Learning Experiences

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    This document discusses the role of health education and the nurse as a health educator. It defines health education as a process of designing and implementing educational programs to enable communities and groups to achieve and sustain health. The purposes of health education are to promote health, prevent disease, provide information and services, and emphasize good health habits. As a health educator, the nurse's roles include: provider of information, counselor, motivator, monitor of client health, and trainer. The nurse must assess learning needs and involve learners in planning. Other members of the health team and the patient's family also have important roles to play in patient education through collaboration and by choosing appropriate caregivers to receive information.

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    This document discusses the role of health education and the nurse as a health educator. It defines health education as a process of designing and implementing educational programs to enable communities and groups to achieve and sustain health. The purposes of health education are to promote health, prevent disease, provide information and services, and emphasize good health habits. As a health educator, the nurse's roles include: provider of information, counselor, motivator, monitor of client health, and trainer. The nurse must assess learning needs and involve learners in planning. Other members of the health team and the patient's family also have important roles to play in patient education through collaboration and by choosing appropriate caregivers to receive information.

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    This document discusses the role of health education and the nurse as a health educator. It defines health education as a process of designing and implementing educational programs to enable communities and groups to achieve and sustain health. The purposes of health education are to promote health, prevent disease, provide information and services, and emphasize good health habits. As a health educator, the nurse's roles include: provider of information, counselor, motivator, monitor of client health, and trainer. The nurse must assess learning needs and involve learners in planning. Other members of the health team and the patient's family also have important roles to play in patient education through collaboration and by choosing appropriate caregivers to receive information.

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    Acquisition of Knowledge: Combinations Learning Experiences

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    NCM 102- HEALTH EDUCATION WEEK 1 - the acquisition of knowledge through

    exchange of information form the


    teacher and learner facilitates better
    Why conduct a Health Teaching? understanding of the need to change.

    Health education – is a process consumed with Purposes of Health Education


    designing, implementing and doing educational
     a means to propagating health
    programs that enables family, groups and
    promotion and disease prevention.
    community to play active roles in achieving,
     may be used to modify or continue
    protecting, and sustaining health – Estrada
    health behaviors if necessary.
    Castro, 2011.
     provide health information and
    Definition of Health Education: services.
     emphasizes on good health habits
    - Any combinations of learning
    and practices which is an integral
    experiences designed to facilitate
    aspect of culture, media and
    voluntary adaptation of behavior
    technology.
    conducive to health. – Green, 1980
     a means to communicate vital
    - Health education is a science and a
    information to the public.
    profession of teaching health concepts to
    promote, maintain and enhance one’s  A form of advocacy.
    health, prevent illness, disability and IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH EDUCTION:
    premature death through the adaptation
    of health behavior, attitudes and  Empowers people
    perspective. – Estrada Castro, 2011.  Equips people with knowledge and
    - It draws health models and theories from competencies to prevent illness,
    the biological environment, maintain health.
    psychological, physical, and medical  Enhances the quality of life
    and even paramedical sciences like  Creates awareness regarding the
    nursing. importance of preventive and promotive
    - “any combination of planned learning care.
    experiences based on sound theories that
    provide individuals, groups and Health Education Team:
    communities that opportunity to acquire 1. Nurses
    information and the skills needed to 2. Family
    make quality health decisions.” – Joint 3. Other members of the Health Team
    Committee for Health Education and
    Promotion Terminology, 2001. Education in health care to be both client
    - “comprises of consciously constructed education and nursing staff learner education is a
    opportunities for learning involving topic of the outmost interest in every setting in
    some form of communication designed which nurses respect this. The clients and their
    to improve health literacy, including families be prepared to assume responsibility for
    improving knowledge and developing health care management.
    life skills which are conducive to
    individual and community health.” –
    World Health Organization What is the Role of the Nurse as a Health
    - providing information and learning educator?
    experiences for the purpose of behavior
    - It is necessary to understand the courses,
    change for health betterment of the
    both historical and present day, that
    client. – Tan, 2009.

    FJ Soberano-BSN 1H
    WEEK 1
    have influenced in continued to 2. Healthcare provider
    influence our responsibilities and 3. Counselor
    practice with teaching being the major 4. Motivator
    aspects of the nurse’s professional roles. 5. Monitor client’s health
    6. Trainer
    Two Principles
    7. Caretaker
    1. The people have a right to make
    decisions affecting their lives.
    2. There is a moral imperative to  Family is the most variable influencing
    provide people with ALL relevant patient outcomes
    information and resources possible  JCAHO accreditation standards warrant
    to make their choice freely and family participation
    intelligently – Cottrell, Girvan &  The nurse educator and family should be
    Mckenzi, 2001 allies
     It is important to choose the most
    appropriate caregiver to receive
    A. ROLE OF THE NURSE AS HEALTH
    information.
    EDUCATOR
    This role alteration requires skill in needs
    assessment as well as the ability to involve
    learners planning, link learners to learning
    resources and encourage learner initiative.

     Home Medications (diet – exercise –


    Home Treatment)
     Facilitator of the Learning
    ex. HIV Awareness (diagnostic –
    treatment – ask questions)
     Coordinator of Learning – move
    towards assisting the learners to use
    their own abilities and resources as a
    pivotal transfer of power.
     Advocate for the client – with holistic
    approach health care delivery should
    capture educator role and make it part of
    their unique professional domain.
    B. ROLE OF THE OTHER MEMBERS OF
    THE HEALTH TEAM
    There is an inter-disciplinary collaboration
    where in is a major source in ensuring continuity
    of patient and family teaching in and out
    healthcare setting.
    C. ROLE OF FAMILY IN PATIENT
    EDUCATION
    Family can be:
    1. Teacher

    FJ Soberano-BSN 1H
    WEEK 1

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