The Nurse as Educator
Introduction
Module A explores the professional nursing role as an educator. The Nurse Practice Act will be reviewed for licensure teaching expectations. Incorporating principles of teaching and learning to health care situations will be examined and research findings explored to promote patient education and health promotion.
Objectives
1. Analyze the teaching function as an essential element of the professional role.
2. Incorporate principles of teaching and learning in health care situations.
7. Utilize nursing research findings related to patient education and health promotion.
Learning Activities
Readings
Bastable S. (2013). Nurse as an educator: Principles of teaching & learning for nursing practice (4th ed.). Sudbury MA: Jones and Bartlett.
? Read Chapter 1-9.
? Review Appendix A.
Additional Resources
American Psychological Association (2009). Publication manual of the american psychological association (6th ed.). Washington DC: Author.
Review your state Board of Nursing legal mandates and guidelines for education of patients and families: TX BOARD OF NSG website https://www.bon.texas.gov/
Explore the JCAHO standards for patient education: www.jcaho.org
Sources/references may be taken from the end of the textbook chapters and reliable internet resources.
Assignment
Obtain a patient teaching brochure/handout commonly used where you work or seek health care.
Analyze the brochure for readability using one of the readability tests and the Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM) in Chapter 7 and appendix A of your textbook.
Review Module A Grading Criteria below to prepare your assignment.
GRADING CRITERIA CONTENT
1- Instructional Material (written on your own words)
Provide an overview summary of brochure.
Fully describe its relevance to nursing/health care.
Content exceeds stated minimum sentences requirement with relevant information pertinent to module objectives. (15pts)
2- Analysis of Readability: Results written as facts from your finding no personal thoughts (textbook & review of literature)
Using a readability test analyze readability of brochure.
Utilized more than the required number of peer reviewed scholarly sources. Summary of results clearly stated in-depth.(15pts)
3- Analysis of Suitability: Results written as facts from your finding no personal thoughts (textbook & review of literature)