ESSENTIALS OF PATIENT EDUCATION

Course overview

Nurses have a key role in teaching patients. This comprehensive course is for nurses who want to improve their skills in patient teaching, health education, and health promotion. It addresses the basic foundations of the education process, the needs and characteristics of the learner, and the instructional techniques and strategies appropriate for teaching and learning. Course Objectives: * Describe how to assess patient learning needs, styles, and motivational levels. * Compare and contrast various learning theories. * Describe how literacy skills impact patient teaching. * Describe how to assess readability and suitability of materials. * Examine different instructional techniques and strategies for teaching and learning. * Differentiate the advantages and disadvantages of various instructional materials. * Select the best tools for particular teaching situations. * Relate how developmental stages impact the teaching-learning process. * Explain how motivation and compliance are related to a learner's health behaviors. * Describe how gender, socioeconomic status, and culture impact teaching and learning. * Explain how advances in technology help people learn. * Discuss effective teaching methods and evaluation models. * Discuss the impact of technology in education. Describe media options to enhance learning. * Emphasis is placed on the nurse functioning as a facilitator and partner with the learner, rather than the traditional role of information giver.