SAS#4 Flashcards
The three determinants of learning that require assessment are:
• THE NEEDS OF THE LEARNER
• THE STATE OF READINESS TO LEARN
• THE PREFERRED LEARNING STYLES FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION
Is one of the most essential interventions that a nurse performs. She/he must both identify the information of learners need and consider their readiness to learn and their styles of learning
THE ROLE OF EDUCATING OTHERS
Is the single most important person in the education process
THE LEARNER
Vital in giving support, encouragement, and direction during the process of learning
EDUCATOR
Often learning needs will be discovered during _________ that take place with other healthcare team members involved in the care of the client, and between the nurse and the patient or his or her family
INFORMAL CONVERSATIONS
The nurse asks the learner direct and often predetermined questions to gather information about learning needs
STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS
Involve getting together a small group number (4 to 12) of potential learners, to determine areas of education need by using group discussion Identify points of view or knowledge about a certain topic
FOCUS GROUPS
The learners written responses to questions about learning needs can be obtained by _____________.
Checklist are one of the most common forms of questionnaires
SELF ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRES
Written _______ given before teaching is planned can help Identify the knowledge level of the potential learner regarding a particular subject and assist in identifying specific needs of the learner
TESTS
written description of what is required to effectively carry out job responsibilities is a source to determine potential learning needs of staff
WRITTEN JOB DESCRIPTION
Many time staff will be asked for ideas for educational programs, which refer like what they perceive as needs, when doing a formalized educational program, educator must verify that these requests are congruent with the needs of other staff members
FORMAL AND INFORMAL REQUEST
Trends found in incident reports indicating safety violations or errors in procedures are source for establishing learning needs of staff that education could adequately addressed
QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORTS
Help identify trends in practice
CHART AUDITS
A thorough knowledge of hospital professional and healthcare requirements helps to identify possible learning needs of staff.
it is important for an educator to monitor new rules of practice that may arise from changes occurring within an institution or external to the organization that have implications for the delivery of care
RULES AND REGULATION
Self-directed analysis
SELF ANALYSIS
Analysis on the gap in knowledge needs to be acquired
GAP ANALYSIS
Measures of ability
Complexity of task
Environmental effects
Health status
Gender
PHYSICAL READINESS
In learning to perform a skill the nurse educator must take into account the difficulty level of the subject or task to be mastered by the learner
COMPLEXITY OF TASK
An environment conducive to learning will help to keep the learners attention and stimulate interest in learning
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Assessment of the learners __________ is important to determine the amount of energy available as well as present comfort level - both of these factors heavily influence one’s readiness to learn
HEALTHY STATUS
Anxiety level
Support system
Motivation
Risk taking behavior
Frame of mind
Developmental stage
EMOTIONAL READINESS
Beddoe (1999) scribes of the unique opportunity that nurses have to provide emotional support to patients.
She labels this opportunity as the “reachable moment” the time when a nurse truly connect with clients by directly meeting them on mutual terms
SUPPORT SYSTEM
