HEALTH EDUCATION TEAM

Question 1

EVOLUTION OF TEACHING ROLES OF NURSE

nursing was first acknowledged as a unique
discipline and the responsibility for teaching has
been recognized as an important role of nurses as
caregivers

Answer 1

mid
1800s

Question 2

EVOLUTION OF TEACHING ROLES OF NURSE

public health nurses in the United States clearly
understood the significance of the role of the
nurse as teacher in preventing disease

Answer 2

early
1990s

Question 3

EVOLUTION OF TEACHING ROLES OF NURSE

National League for Nursing (NLN), observed the
importance of health teaching as a function within
the scope of nursing practice

Answer 3

1918

Question 4

EVOLUTION OF TEACHING ROLES OF NURSE

NLN had identified course content in nursing
school curricula to prepare nurses to assume the
role

Answer 4

1950

Question 5

EVOLUTION OF TEACHING ROLES OF NURSE

NLN developed the first Certified Nurse Educator
(CNE) exam

Answer 5

2006

Question 6

EVOLUTION OF TEACHING ROLES OF NURSE

ICN endorsed the nurse’s role as patient educator
to be an essential component of nursing care
delivery

Answer 6

2012

Question 7

EVOLUTION OF TEACHING ROLES OF NURSE

ANA issued statements on the functions,
standards, and qualifications for nursing practice,
of which patient teaching is a key element

Answer 7

2015