Overview of Education in Health Care PDF - Saint Mary's University

NCM 102 HEALTH EDUCATION OVERVIEW OF EDUCATION IN HEALTH CARE MARY ANTOINETTE B ASERON, RN MAN CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR What is HEALTH EDUCATION? Health Education is any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals, families, and communities improve their hea...

NCM 102 HEALTH EDUCATION OVERVIEW OF EDUCATION IN HEALTH CARE MARY ANTOINETTE B ASERON, RN MAN CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR What is HEALTH EDUCATION? Health Education is any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals, families, and communities improve their health, by increasing their knowledge or influencing their attitudes knowledge or influencing their attitudes. Other Definitions of Health Education “Health education is a profession of educating people about health. Areas within this profession encompass environmental health, physical health, social health, emotional health, intellectual health, and spiritual health, as well as sexual and spiritual health, as well as sexual and reproductive health education. Health education can be defined as the principle by which individuals and groups of people, learn to behave in a manner conducive to the promotion, maintenance, or restoration of health. WHO’s Definition of Health Education “comprising of consciously constructed opportunities for learning involving some form of communication designed to improve health literacy, including improving knowledge, and developing life skills which are conducive todeveloping life skills which are conducive to individual and community health.” What is NURSING HEALTH EDUCATION? Nursing Health Education is the process of educating the nursing professionals regarding the care to be taken about the patients, families or communities to maintain or recover good health conditions.  Historical Foundations of the Nurse Educator Role Health education has long been considered a standard care-giving role of the Nurse. Patient teaching is recognized as an independent nurse function independent nurse function. Nurse practice has expanded to include education in the broad concepts of health and illness.  Professional Nurse Educator Role Client/Family Educator: nurses provide clients and their family with the information and skills necessary to manage their illness independently. Nursing includes teaching and educating clients about their health and well-being Career Role: Nurse Educator HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR THE TEACHING ROLE OF NURSES The role of the nurse as educator is deeply entrenched in the heritage and development of the nursing profession. Since the mid-1800s, when nursing was first acknowledged as a unique discipline, the responsibility for teaching has been recognized as an important healthcare initiative assumed by nurses. The focus of teaching efforts by nurses was not only on the care of the sick, but also on educating other nurses for professional practice. SUMMARY POINTS: Nurses are considered information brokers—educators who can make a significant difference. To be effective and efficient, nurses must be willing and able to work collaboratively with willing and able to work collaboratively with other members of the healthcare team. The key to effective education for patients, families, and nursing staff is the nurse’s understanding of and ongoing commitment to the role of educator.