Client Education Flashcards
Who is responsible for client education for individuals, families, and communities?
The RN and should NEVER be delegated to other individuals
Client Education: Teaching
Goal-driven and interactive
Client Education: Learning
Intentional gain of new information, attitudes, or skills
Client Education: Motivation
Influences how much and how quickly a person learns
Client Education: Information technology
increases access to and delivery of knowledge
Domains of Learning
Cognitive
Affective
Psychomotor
Domains of Learning: Cognitive
Intellectual behaviors and focuses on thinking
Affective domain involves
feelings, beliefs, and values
Domains of Learning: Psychomotor
Skills
Provide clients with information and skills to:
Maintain and promote health and prevent illness
Restore health
Adapt to permanent illness or injury
When planning client education
Mutually agreeable outcomes - the patient should have active participation in learning process
Prioritize learning objectives with client’s needs in mind
Schedule teachings at optimum times
Organize from simple to complex
Age appropriate
Avoid medical jargon
Best way to evaluate, especially psychomotor skills
Return demonstrations
Potential barrier to client
learning
Language - ALWAYS use an interpreter
