Chapter 10

Question 1

What is health education?

Answer 1

any combination of planned learning experiences based on sound theories that provide individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to acquire the information and the skills needed to make quality health decisions

Question 2

What are the goals of health education?

Answer 2

Help individuals, families, and communities achieve optimal states of health through their own actions and initiatives

• Change health behaviors
• Improve health status

Question 3

What is the health belief model?

Answer 3

• Developed to describe why people failed to participate in programs to detect or prevent disease.
• Assist the nurse in formulating an action plan that meets the needs and capabilities of the individual making health behavior changes.

Question 4

What is the social cognitive theory?

Answer 4

• Emphasizes influence of self-efficacy on health behavior

- Describes the roles of reinforcement and observational learning

Question 5

What the transtheoretical model?

Answer 5

Determine where an individual is in relation to making behavior change
1.Precontemplation: no thought to making change; no action planned; not w/in next 6mos

2. Contemplation: thought of making change; actions considered; w/in the next 6mos
3. Preparation: seriously thinking of making change; action identified; w/in the next mo
4. Action: involved in change; actively involved in changing behavior; involved in change for 6mos
5. Maintenance: processing effects of change; continuation of behavior; indefinite

Question 6

What are the 3 domains of learning?

Answer 6

1. Cognitive: Refers to the development of new facts or concepts, and building on or applying knowledge to new situations; lecture, one-on-one instruction, discussion, discovery, audiovisual/ printed materials, computer assisted instruction
2. Psychomotor: Involves developing physical skills from simple to complex actions; role modeling, discussion, role playing, simulation gaming
3. Affective: The recognition of values, religious and spiritual beliefs, family interaction patterns and relationships and personal attitudes that affect decisions and problem solving progress; demonstration, practicing, mental imaging

Question 7

What are the steps of the teaching-learning process?

Answer 7

1. Assessment of learner’s characteristics and needs
2. Development of expected learning outcomes
3. Development of a teaching plan
4. Implementation of the teaching plan
5. Evaluation