HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT IN HEALTH EDUCATION Flashcards
WHAT YEAR:
* Nursing was acknowledged as a unique discipline
- Teaching has been recognized as an important healthcare initiatives assumed by nurses
- Focus not only on the care of the sick, but also on educating other nurses for professional practice
1800’s
- the founder of modern nursing
- the ultimate educator
develop the 1st * school of nursing - devoted her career to educating
those involved in the delivery of health care
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
Was one of the most influential nurses during the 1800s. Her actions are not only honored today but also are still practiced in 2016.
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
WHAT ARE THE 3 WAYS NIGHTINGALE SHAPED MODERN NURSING
- ROUND THE CLOCK PATIENT CARE
- ADVOCATING FOR HER PATIENTS
- UTILIZING PATIENT RECORDS
WHAT YEAR:
* PHNs in the country clearly understood the significance of education in the prevention of disease and in the maintenance of health.
- For decades, patient teaching has been recognized as an independent nursing function
EARLY 1900’s
WHAT YEAR:
o National League of Nursing Education (NLNE) now known as National League for Nursing (NLN)
o Observed the importance of health teaching as a function within the scope of nursing practice.
o Recognized the responsibility of nurses for the promotion of health and the prevention of illness in such settings .
EARLY AS 1918
- Declared that a nurse was fundamentally a TEACHER and an AGENT OF HEALTH regardless of the setting in which practice occurred
- By 1950 had identified course content dealing with teaching skills, developmental and educational
psychology, and principles of the educational process of teaching and learning as areas in the curriculum
NLN
universally include teaching within the scope of nursing practice
responsibilities.
NURSE PRACTICE ACTS (NPAs)
- Nurse Practice Acts (NPAs) universally include teaching within the scope of nursing practice
responsibilities. - Nurses are expected to provide instruction to clients to assist them to maintain optimal levels of wellness , prevent disease, manage illness, and develop skills to give supportive care to the family members
- Nursing career ladders often incorporate teaching effectiveness as a measure of excellence in practice.
- Nurses are in the forefront of innovative strategies for the delivery of patient care.
- The teaching of patients and families as well as healthcare personnel is the means to accomplish the professional goals of providing cost-effective, safe, and high-quality care.
TODAY
Delineated nursing standards for patient education as early as 1993. These are based on descriptions of
positive outcomes of patient care.
- Include an interdisciplinary team approach in the provision of patient education as well as evidence that
patients and their significant others understand what they have been taught.
Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
WHAT YEAR DOES Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Delineated nursing standards for patient education
1993
Established the rights of patients to receive complete and current information concerning diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis in terms they can reasonably be expected
to understand.
PATIENT’S BILL OF RIGHTS
- Provide clinically competent and coordinated care to the public.
- Involve patients and their families in the decisionmaking process regarding health interventions.
- Provide clients with education and counseling on ethical issues
Pew Health Professions Commission
- Expand public access to effective care
- Ensure cost-effective and
appropriate care for the consumer - Provide for prevention of illness and promotion of healthy lifestyles for all
Pew Health Professions Commission
- Transition toward wellness: progress from “Disease oriented patient education (DOPE) to prevention-oriented patient education (POPE) to ultimately
become health-oriented patient education (HOPE)” - Role of educator from one of wise healer to expert
advisor/teacher to facilitator of change.
GRUENINGER (1995)
