New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Health Education Lecture 2 PDF

New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing (CHN211) Lecture No. (2) Dr. Doaa Abd Elhameed Assistant Professor at Faculty of Nursing- Mansoura University  New Mansoura University Faculty of N...

New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing (CHN211) Lecture No. (2) Dr. Doaa Abd Elhameed Assistant Professor at Faculty of Nursing- Mansoura University  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Health education responsibilities and competencies [Lecture 2]  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Outlines oIntroduction oWhat are core competencies? oWhat benefits will Core Competencies have for people who work in health promotion? oMajor responsibilities of health educator oResponsibility1: Assessing individual and community needs for health education oResponsibility 2: Planning effective health education programs oResponsibility 3: Implementing health education programs oResponsibility 4: Evaluating effectiveness of health education programs oResponsibility 5: Coordinating provision of health education services oResponsibility 6: Acting as a resource person in health education oResponsibility7: Communicating health and health education needs concerns and resources.  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Health education responsibilities and competencies: By the late 1980s the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC) in the United States had identified seven major responsibilities for the health educator as well as the competencies and sub-competencies that demonstrate competency under each responsibility.  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing What are core competencies? Competency is defined as ‘the ability to apply particular knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values to the standard of performance required in specified contexts’. Core competencies are the minimum set of competencies that constitute a common baseline for all health promotion roles. They are what all health promotion practitioners are expected to be capable of doing to work efficiently, effectively and appropriately in the field. Discipline-specific competencies are the competencies that are specific to particular disciplinary areas in health promotion (e.g. research and evaluation; social marketing). They are not included in this set of competencies..  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing What benefits will Core Competencies have for people who work in health promotion? Health Promotion Core Competencies can be used to:  Ensure there are clear guidelines for the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values needed to plan, implement and evaluate health promotion efforts efficiently, effectively and appropriately.  Assist employers/managers to develop relevant job descriptions and a better understanding of health promotion roles in individual workplaces.  Provide a tool for use in career planning and deciding on professional development and training needs.  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing  provide more opportunities for movement across roles and organizations within the health sector.  Integrate training with the daily activities carried out in the work setting.  Shape training programs and qualifications to make them more relevant for the work carried out in the field.  Make performance appraisal processes more relevant and transparent.  Promote better communication and team work in multidisciplinary projects by providing a common language and shared understanding of key concepts and practices used in health promotion.  Contribute to greater recognition and validation of the value of health promotion and the work done by health promotion practitioners.  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Major responsibilities of health educator:  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Responsibility 1: Assessing individual and community needs for health education Competency A: obtain health –related data about social and cultural environments, growth and development factors, needs and interests. Competency B: Distinguish between behavior that fosters and hinders well-being. Competency C: infers needs for health education on the basis of obtained data.  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Definition of health needs assessment Is a systematic method of identifying unmet health and health care needs of a population and making changes to meet those unmet needs.  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Needs mean as: The difference between the present situation and a more desirable one. The present situation may have some undesirable characteristics that Motivate a person to consider a more desirable situation. EX. we might realize that we are overweight and "need to identify the causes and ways to resolve the problem  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Needs assessment technique: Data related to the health needs of the community can be obtained from two main sources:  Primary sources: data which you collect during a needs assessment, using techniques such as interviews,focus group discussions.  Secondary sources: including health center ,health post records, activity reports, research reports.  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Questions to ask when assessing health needs  What is the problem?  What is the size and nature of the problem?  What are the current services?  What do patients want?  What are the most appropriate and effective solutions?  What are the resource implications?  What are the outcomes to evaluate change and the criteria to audit success?  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Responsibility 2: Planning effective health education programs Competency A: Recruit community organizations, resource people and potential participants for support and assistance in program planning. Competency B: Develop a logical scope and sequence plan for a health education program. Competency C: Formulate appropriate and measurable program goals and objectives. Competency D: Design educational programs consistent with specified program objectives.  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Health educational Planning : Process of defining community health problems, Identifying needs and resources, establishing priority goals, and setting out the action needed to reach those goals.  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Definition of goals and objectives Goals are general guidelines that explain what you want to achieve in your community. They are usually long-term and represent global visions such as “protect public health and safety.” Objectives define strategies or implementation steps to attain the identified goals. New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing importance of goals and objectives Goals are ideals, major accomplishments That direct a manager's planning, development of strategies, and direction of his or her organization's activities. Objectives operationally support goals measurable, verifiable statements of intermediate tasks that must be accomplished for goal attainment.  Elements of objective Condition behavior stander content  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Condition It is the condition or context under which the learner should display the desired behavior. For example, after attending the class on hypothesis, the students will be able to formulate the hypothesis Behavior It denotes the behavior or action the learner is expected to perform after attending a class. It may refer to knowledge to be gained and action or skills student will be able to do. Standard It states the norms or acceptable level of performance expected from the student and it describes how well the behavior is to be done. Content It describes the subject, object or theme in relation to which the activity is performed.  Condition Behavior at the end of session the student will able to apply suctioning without causing side effects to patient Standard Content  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Responsibility 3: Implementing health education programs Competency A: Exhibit Competence in carrying out planned educational program. Competency B: Infer enabling objectives as needed to implement instructional programs in specified settings. Competency C: Select methods and media best suited to implement program plans for specific learners. Competency D: Monitor educational programs, adjusting objectives and activities as necessary.  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Implementation means to carry out. It is the act of converting your planning, goals, objectives and strategies into action.. Process of implementation  Coordinate logistics necessary to implement plan  Train staff members and volunteers  Implement health education/promotion plan  Monitor implementation of health education  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Responsibility4: Evaluating effectiveness of health education programs Competency A: Develop plans to assess achievement of program objectives. Competency B: Carry out evaluation plans. Competency C: Interpret results of program evaluation. Competency D: Infer implications from findings for findings for future program planning.  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Evaluation: Is Continuous systematic process of collection, analysis and reporting of information about health education activities  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Purposes of evaluation: Evaluation helps to improve the health education practice by learning from the successes and also understanding and changing any mistakes that may have been made. Evaluation will help to determine how effective you are in achieving your objectives. Making judgment about the future of the program.  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Evaluation methods used to conduct evaluation:  Written information: such as records, reports  Verbal or written questionnaires  Interviews  Observations  Discussions and tape recording  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Responsibility 5: Coordinating provision of health education services Competency A: Develop a plan for Coordinating health education services Competency B: Facilitate cooperation between and among levels of program personnel. Competency C: Formulate practical modes of collaboration among health agencies and organizations. Competency D: Organize in-service training programs for teacher, volunteers and other interested personnel.  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Responsibility 6: Acting as a resource person in health education Competency A: Use computerized health information retrieval systems effectively. Competency B: Establish effective consultative relationships with those requesting assistance in solving health-related problems. Competency C: Interpret and respond to requests for health information. Competency D: Select effective educational resources materials for dissemination.  New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing Responsibility 7: Communicating health and health education needs concerns and resources. Competency A: Interpret concepts, purposes and theories of health education. Competency B: Predict the impact of societal value systems on health education programs. Competency C: Select a range of communication methods and techniques in providing health information. Competency D: Foster communication between health care provider and consumers. New Mansoura University Faculty of Nursing