NURS 1118 4.1 Outcomes Patient Education

Describe the domains of learning.

1. Cognitive (Understanding)- Includes all intellectual behaviors and requires thinking. 2. Affective (Attitudes)- Deals with expression of feelings and accepting of attitudes, opinions, or values. 3. Psychomotor (Motor Skills)- Involves acquiring skills that require integration of mental and muscular activity.

Describe how to prioritize goals for client education.

Base priorities on patients' immediate needs, nursing diagnosis, and goals/outcomes established for patient. Also, take into consideration what the patient perceives to be most important.

Discuss factors that facilitate and inhibit learning.

Environment, mental, developmental, etc

Identify factors that influence an adult's readiness to learn.

Grief and physical health status

Identify the three purposes of client education.

Maintenance and promotion of health and illness prevention Restoration of health Coping with impaired functions

Identify basic learning principles.

Motivation to Learn - determined by patient's attitude, readiness to learn, and willingness to participate actively Ability to Learn - influenced by: Developmental capacity (children, adults) Physical capacity Overall physical health Learning Environment - ideal physical environment helps facilitate learning

Describe how self-efficacy is important in terms of health promotion.

Person's perceived ability to successfully complete a task. When people believe that they can achieve a certain behavior, they are more likely to perform the task consistently and correctly.

Discuss the SPEAK UP initiative.

Speak when you have questions or concerns Pay attention to the care you get Educate yourself about your illness Ask a trusted family member/friend to be your advocate Know about your new meds and why you take them Use a health care organization that you have researched carefully Participate in all decisions regarding your care

Identify the role of the nurse in client education.

Teach info that patients and their families need and understand.

Compare and contrast the nursing process and the teaching process.

The main difference between the two is nursing process requires assessment of all sources of data to determine a patients total health care need.

Describe appropriate communication principles when providing client education.

Use interpersonal communication Effective communication involves feedback Evaluate successful teaching and provide positive reinforcement