Module 1 - Health Ed Notes PDF

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEGAL BASIS OF HEALTH EDUCATION HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS: PATIENT EDUCATION IN HEALTH CARE 1800s - FORMATIVE PERIOD (Barlett, 1986) - Emergence of health professions - Technological developments - Emphasis on patient-caregiver relationship...

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEGAL BASIS OF HEALTH EDUCATION HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS: PATIENT EDUCATION IN HEALTH CARE 1800s - FORMATIVE PERIOD (Barlett, 1986) - Emergence of health professions - Technological developments - Emphasis on patient-caregiver relationship - From Surgery Antiseptic to Modern Mouthwash - 1860: Louis Pasteur’s theory that invisible germs are the cause of numerous infections inspires an english doctor named Joseph Lister - 1865: Lister becomes the first surgeon to perform an operation in a chamber sterilized by pulverizing antiseptic (sterilizing agent) and sprayed it in the air to disinfect materials and the air (mortality rate goes down) - 1876: Lister publicly recognizes the work of 2 men working to modernize surgical practices: Dr. Joseph Lawrence and Robert Wood Johnson, founder of Johnson & Johnson - 1879: inspired by Lister, Lawrence creates Listerine mouthwash, a unique antiseptic for use in surgeries and bathing wounds - Spread of Tuberculosis and other communicable diseases - Responsibility for teaching has been recognized as an important role of nurses - Florence Nightingale: devoted her career to teaching nurses, doctors, and health officials about the importance of proper conditions in hospitals and homes to improve the health of the people : emphasized the need for nutrition, fresh air, exercise, personal hygiene : advocated educational responsibilities of district public health nurses 20TH CENTURY - SECOND PHASE (Dreeben, 2010) - Public health nurses in the UK understood the role of the nurse as a teacher in disease prevention and in maintaining the health of society - 1918: national league of nursing education (NLNE) in the US observed the importance of health teaching as a function within the scope of nursing practice - 1938: NLNE recognized nurses as agents for the promotion of health and prevention of illness which they practiced AFTER WWII - THIRD PHASE - Time of significant scientific accomplishments and profound change in the delivery system - Late 1940s - 1950s: when patient education continued to occur as part of clinical encounters but was overshadowed by the increasingly more technological orientation of health care - 1953: Veterans Administration issued a technical bulletin called “Patient Education and the Hospital Program” (identified the nature and scope of patient education)  HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEGAL BASIS OF HEALTH EDUCATION PATIENT EDUC: SPECIFIC TASK - Emphasis: educating individual patients - 1960s - 1970s: patient education became a specific task : educating individual patients rather than providing general public health education : patient education was a significant part of the AHA’s Statement on a Patient’s Bill of Rights : National League for Nursing (NLN) developed the first Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) Exam “to raise the visibility and status of academic nurse educator role as an advanced professional practice discipline with a defined practice setting” - 1970s: AHA (American Hospital Association) developed the Patient’s Bill of Rights : ANA (American Nurses Association) emphasized patient teaching as a key element in qualification, functions, and standards for nursing practice - The Patients’ Bill of Rights: established guidelines to ensure that patients receive complete and current information concerning their diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis in terms they can reasonably understand 80s - 90s: DISEASE PREVENTION + HEALTH PROMOTION - Rise of popularity of National Health Programs - International Council of Nurses: endorsed the teaching role of a nurse as an essential component of nursing care delivery - 1993: The Joint Commission International established the nursing standard for patient education to be adopted by hospitals or health agencies to be accredited - 1995: The Pew Health Professions commission published a broad set of competencies it believed would mark the success of the health professions in the 21st century - The Pew Commission Report: Nursing’s Challenge to Address it : the commission is charged with assisting health professionals, workforce policy makers, and educational institutions in responding to challenges : provide clinically competent and coordinated care to the public : involve patients and their families in the decision making process regarding health interventions : provide clients with education and counselling on ethical issues : expand public access to effective care : ensure cost-effective and appropriate care for the consumer : provide for prevention of illness and promotion of healthy lifestyle for all Americans  HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEGAL BASIS OF HEALTH EDUCATION 21st CENTURY - TEACHING ROLE EMPHASIZED - 2006: the institute of healthcare improvement (IHI) announced the 5 million lives campaign to reduce the 15 million incidents of medical harm that occurs in US hospitals each year - Sullivan Alliance: formed to recruit and educate staff nurses to deliver culturally competent care to the public they serve - Objective: to increase the racial and cultural mix of nursing faculty, student, students, and staff who i'll be culturally-sensitive to the needs of their clients ROLE OF THE NURSE EDUCATOR - From disease-oriented to prevention-oriented approach - Glaville (2020): the paradigm of health education has shifted from imparting information to patient empowerment to use their potentials, abilities, and resources to the fullest - DOPE: disease-oriented patient education - POPE: prevention-oriented patient education - HOPE: health-oriented patient education LEGAL BASIS OF HEALTH EDUCATION - RA 9173: “Philippine Nursing Act of 2002” : Article VI Sec 28- as independent practitioners, nurses are primarily responsible for: a. the promotion of health and prevention of illness b. provide health education to individuals, families, and communities c. teach, guide, and supervise students in nursing education programs including the administration of nursing services in varied settings such as hospitals and clinics