1. Patient Education and Health Promotion Dr
Patient Education and Health Promotion Dr. Arnel Banaga Salgado Assistant Professor

2. March 26, 2013
Learning Objectives
Write learning objectives in the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains.
Compare and contrast how adults and children learn.
Describe the methods use to evaluate patient education.
Explain the importance of health education.
Identify the settings appropriate for implementation of health promotion activities.

3. Patient Education Education is an essential component of patient care.
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Patient Education
Education is an essential component of patient care.
Nurses frequently need to educate patients about their disease and the treatment ordered by the physician.

4. Patient Education Performance objectives
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Patient Education
Performance objectives
Objectives are used to clarify the teaching strategies and content to be presented to the patient.
Action verb (e.g., demonstrate, explain, etc.)
Condition (e.g., using what equipment?)
Standard (e.g., how fast, how accurate? etc.)

5. Patient Education (cont.)
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Patient Education (cont.)
Learning domains
Cognitive domain – the knowledge needed to succeed
Psychomotor domain – the skills needed to be successful
Affective domain – the attitudes needed to succeed

6. Patient Education Teaching tips
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Patient Education
Teaching tips
Address the patient’s immediate concerns first.
Create an optimal learning environment.
Get the patients involved as much as possible.
Keep the sessions short and to the point.
Repeat important information several times.

7. Patient Education Teaching tips (cont.)
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Patient Education
Teaching tips (cont.)
Provide many opportunities for the patient to practice psychomotor skills.
Be prepared.
Be organized.
Demonstrate enthusiasm.
Give helpful feedback; use evaluation as a learning tool.

8. Teaching Children vs Adults
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Teaching Children vs Adults
Children
Externally motivated
Directed by others
Trust teacher
Limited experiences
Learn for the future
Learn quickly
Subject oriented
Adults
Internally motivated
Self-directed
Question teacher
Have rich experiences
Learn for the present
Learn more slowly
Problem oriented

9. Patient Education Evaluation of patient education
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Patient Education
Evaluation of patient education
Evaluation is needed to determine if learning took place.
Cognitive objectives are evaluated with written exams.
Psychomotor objectives are evaluated using performance checklists.

10. March 26, 2013
Health Education
Health education is the process of planned learning to help individuals make good decisions and take responsibility for their health.
The primary goal of health education is behavior change.
Nurses must be good role models for healthy lifestyles.

11. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
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Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
The majority of deaths recorded are due to disease are preventable.
More emphasis in the health care system needs to be placed on disease prevention.
The public health model attempts to reduce disease through mass education campaigns.

12. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (cont.)
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Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (cont.)
Disease prevention can occur at three levels.
Prevention (e.g., immunizations)
Early detection (e.g., mammograms)
Tertiary prevention to minimize acceleration of the disease (e.g., pulmonary rehabilitation programs)

13. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (cont.)
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Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (cont.)
Nurses can take an active role in developing health promotion and disease prevention programs.
Nurses are often asked to participate in asthma education and smoking cessation programs.

14. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (cont.)
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Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (cont.)
Implications for the nurses as educators
Health care institutions – wellness programs for staff and patients
Work site – tobacco avoidance program
Home – care to slow disease progression
Community – smoking cessation programs; CPR instruction, etc.