Roles of a Nurse as a Health Educator Flashcards
Nursing was given recognition as a discipline and health
education became unique and ________ ________of
the nurse.
independent function
Period of
Educated Nursing
Mid 1800
historical evolution of teaching as an essential role of
the nurse through the initiative and efforts of ____ ________, the mother of modern nursing and founder
of the first school of nursing.
Florence
Nightingale
the importance of
education in the
promotion of health
and prevention of
illness was
recognized and
practice by the
public health
nurses.
Early 1900
Teaching is
included within
the scope of
nursing
practice
responsibilities
Current Era
To promote learning.
Provides environment
conducive to learning.
ROLE of Educator
TRUE OR FALSE Nursing standards of practice,
as well as legal and accrediting
obligations, have made the
educator role of the nurse an
essential aspect of providing
high-quality care to all
registered nurses.
TRUE
One of the most critical roles that nurses
have in health promotion and disease
preventions is that of an
EDUCATOR
Nurses spend the most time with the patients
and provide ____ _____ about
immunizations, nutrition, dietary, medications,
and safety.
anticipatory guidance
Nurses are consistently working to prevent
illnesses such as heart disease, stroke,
diabetes, and obstructive pulmonary
disease; they do this through a variation of
tactics that include education, risk factor
prevention, and the monitoring of safety
hazards either in the
workplace,
community, or home.
Content transmitter
A communicator and interpreter
of health information
Through health teaching with
emphasis on health promotion and
illness prevention
Educate patient to develop
self-care abilities.
Giver of information
A process manager
To guide and assist
students/ learner in
learning for themselves
Guide’s patient to
decisions
(self-determination)
Facilitator of Learning
Ability to involve learners in
planning, link learners to learning
resources or to other healthcare
team and encourage learner
initiative.
Coordinates and plans care
Piece together fragmented care
Liaison in health care team
Coordinator of Teaching
Being assertive
Recognizing that the rights and values of clients
and families must take precedence when they
conflict with those of health care provider
Being aware that conflicts may arise over issues
that require consultation, confrontation, or
negotiation the between the nurse and
administrative personnel or between the nurse and
primary care provider
d. Working with community agencies and lay
practitioners.
e. Knowing that advocacy may require political
action
– communicating a clients health care
needs to government and other
officials who have the authority to do
something about these needs.
Being effective client advocate
Effective Teachers are: (Flowers,
2000)
Committed
Creative
Intuitive
- Professional competence
- Possession of skillful interpersonal relationship
with
students - Desirable personal characteristics of the teacher
- Teaching practice
- Evaluation practice
- Availability to student especially in the laboratory,
clinical and other skills
Six Hallmarks of Good or Effective Teaching in
Nursing (Jacobsen)
consist of group
of people who coordinate their
particular skills in order to assist a
patient or his family.
health care team
who comprise a particular
team will depend upon the need of a
patient.
The personnel,
are key members of the healthcare team. They may
be primary care doctors or specialists.
THE PHYSICIAN
focus on preventive healthcare
Primary care doctors
diagnose and treat conditions
that
require a special area of knowledge.
Specialists
- are licensed to practice medicine
and are supervised by a doctor.
Physician Assistants (PA’s)
help patients when
they have an injury,
disability or medical
condition that limits
their ability to move
or function.
PHYSIOTHERAPIST
Work closely with patients
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) are also
called Licensed Vocation Nurses.
Registered Nurses (RN’s) are licensed by
their state.
Advanced Practice Nurses are nurses who
have more education and experience than
RN’s.
NURSE
a clinical or hospital setting help
patients and families cope with
emotional, physical and financial
issues related to an illness
MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER
has a special
knowledge about the diet
required to maintain health and
to treat disease.
Dietitian
- is a person who has
special knowledge about nutrition
and food of the patient.
Nutritionist
help patients perform
tasks needed for
every-day living or
working.
THE OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPIST
It includes laboratory
technologies,
radio-logic technologists.
Technologists and technicians
have a technical role in diagnosing
or treating disease. They work in
a variety of settings
THE PARAMEDICAL
TECHNOLOGIST:
also called radiographers,
help providers diagnose and
treat disease by taking
x-rays.
RADIOLOGIST
deal with mental
processes,
especially during
times of stress.
PSYCHOLOGIST
Give patients medicines that are
prescribed, or recommended, by a
doctor
THE PHARMACIST
They may listen to
patients, counsel them
on religious or spiritual
philosophy
CLERGY
Considered as one of the key
variables influencing positive
patient care outcomes.
Role of the family in health education
Education
Including the family members in the
teaching-learning process helps to ensure
that the situation is a win- win scenario
for both the clients and the nurse
educators.
Sometimes the family members need
more information than the patient to
compensate for any sensory deficits or
cognitive limitations the patient may have.
The family can be the greatest ally in
preparing the patient for discharge and in
helping the patient to become
independent in self-care.
C. Role of the Family in Health
Decrease the stress of
hospitalization
Reduce costs of care
Increase satisfaction with care
Reduce hospital re -admission
Effectively prepare the patient
for _____________________ outside the healthcare setting.
self- care management
The nurse can be considered i_________ _________ –
educators who can make a significant difference in how
patient and families cope with their illnesses and
disabilities, how the public benefits from education
directed at prevention of disease and promotion of health.
Education activities that are directed at continuous,
lifelong learning can gain competency and confidence in
practice for learners.
information brokers
The role of health education in the promotion
off health and healthy lifestyles as well as the
prevention of illness is a responsibility that
largely falls on the shoulders of the nurses
being the largest group of health providers.
Nurses need to fulfill their varied roles as best
as possible by understanding their roles and
knowing how to improve in each role.
KEY POINT
The role of health education in the
promotion of health and healthy
lifestyles as well as the prevention of
illness is a responsibility that largely
falls on the shoulders of the ______
being the largest group of health
providers.
NURSES
Without ____ ________ it is impossible to
advocate for your patients
CLEAR COMMUNICATION
As an _____ you explain concepts and facts
about health, describe the reason for routine
care activities, demonstrate procedures such
as self-care activities, reinforce learning or
patient behavior, and evaluate the patient’s
progress in learning
EDUCATOR
The functions of advocacy role are to
inform ,support and mediate
