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)
