Unit 2: Basic Nursing Practice Flashcards
Why is teaching important?
clients/families need info for decision making
shorter hospital stays increase the need to know about home care needs
facilitates compliance & shortens hospital stays & medical complications
empowers clients and families
Who do nurses educate?
client family/caregiver group of clients peers APs nursing students new employees
What do nurses teach?
disease information information about meds procedures/psychomotor skills disease prevention/health promotion clinical processes
primary prevention
seeks to prevent a disease or condition; to stop something from ever happening
most basic form of prevention
example of primary prevention
vaccinations
wearing a helmet
Seeks to identify specific illnesses or conditions at an early stage with prompt intervention
ex) an annual physical
secondary prevention
Occurs after a disease or disability has occurred and the recovery process has begun.
Prevention from something happening again/complications
tertiary prevention
What are the steps for effective teaching?
identify assess create establish communicate organize evaluate
To effectively teach you identify…
identify need for teaching
To effectively teach you assess…
motivation and readiness of learner(s)
To effectively teach you create…
a comfortable teaching environment
To effectively teach you establish…
specific learning objectives
To effectively teach you communicate…
in a style that is helpful
To effectively teach you organize…
information in a logical sequence
To effectively teach you evaluate…
effectiveness of teaching plan (can use teach back method)
