Foundations of Health Education
What is the purpose of health education?
Increase competence and confidence of clients for self-management.
Teaching and learning.
What does A in ASSURE stand for?
Analyze the learner.
A moderate level of this emotional state increases motivation; too high or too low decreases learning.
Anxiety.
Why is health education a professional requirement for nurses?
It is a mandated competency in Canada; part of best practices.
What is the goal of health education?
Increase independence and responsibility of patients and families.
The education process is similar to the nursing process, but focuses specifically on what?
Learning needs, readiness to learn, learning styles.
What does the S (first S) stand for in ASSURE?
State the objectives.
What effect does the hospital environment often have on learning?
Negative influence - distractions, stress, unfamiliarity.
Name the three learning domains nurses must address in teaching.
Cognitive, affective, psychomotor.
What is the difference between teaching and learning?
Teaching is a deliberate sharing of info/experience.
Learning is an observable change in behaviour.
What determines that an educational outcome has been met?
A change in knowledge, attitude, or skill (behavioural change).
What does R in ASSURE stand for?
Require learner performance.
Fear may lead to what behaviour that reduces learning ability?
Denial of illness.
How does patient education support trauma-informed care?
Provides information that enhances choice and control, reducing power imbalances.
Name three benefits of effective patient teaching.
Increased satisfaction, increased QOL, decreased anxiety, decreased complications, increased adherence, increased independence.
What cycle is described as planned, continuous, sequential, and scientifically based?
The education process.
Which step involves choosing teaching methods and materials?
Select the methods and materials.
Give two examples of personal characteristics that affect learning.
Literacy level, sensory deficits, stress, culture, past experiences.
Give one health system benefit of effective patient teaching.
Reduced stress on the system, fewer complications, improved adherence.
A patient becomes more engaged in their care after a new diagnosis. What term describes this moment?
A teachable moment.
In the education process, if outcomes are not achieved, what should the nurse do?
Reassess, replan, and reimplement (restart the process).
Which step addresses adjusting your teaching plan after evaluation?
Evaluate and revise the plan as necessary.
Why must nurses identify the source and level of anxiety before teaching?
Because reducing anxiety increases readiness to learn and improves retention.
Why is it inaccurate to assume learning only happens during structured teaching sessions?
Learning occurs continuously through interactions, environment, and unplanned moments.