 Planned
interaction
 Promotes
behavioral change
 Not result of
maturation or
coincidence
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 Teaching

Active process
 Learning

Assimilating
information with
change in behavior
 Promotion
of wellness
 Prevention of disease and injury
 Restoration of health
 Facilitation of coping abilities
 Relevance
 Reinforcement
 Motivation
 Participation
 Readiness
 Organization
 Maturation
 Repetition

External barriers:


Environmental
Sociocultural

Internal barriers:


Psychological
Physiological
 Cognitive

Intellectual
understanding
 Psychomotor

Motor skills
 Affective

Emotions and
attitudes
 Legal



aspects:
Health teaching is
essential function of
nursing
Required in nurse
practice acts of
most states
Mandated by several
accrediting bodies
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 Documentation
aspects:
Content
 Teaching methods
 Who was taught
 Client and family
response

 All
people capable
of learning
Children
 Adolescents
 Older adults

 Interdependent
processes
 Consist of:
Assessment
 Diagnosis
 Planning
 Implementation
 Evaluation

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 Assessment

Learning styles:





Visual
Auditory
Kinesthetic
Learning needs
Potential learning
needs
(continued)
 Assessment
Ability to learn
 Readiness to learn
 Client’s strengths
 Previous experience
and knowledge base

(continued)
 Nursing

diagnosis
Deficient knowledge

Lack of knowledge


Primary barrier to
learning
May be component of
other nursing
diagnoses in which
risk or impaired
behavior exists
(continued)
 Planning
and
outcome
identification
Content
 Methods
 Individuals
 Timing
 Location
 Goal setting

(continued)
 Planning

and outcome identification
Teaching vulnerable populations




Developmental delays
Chronic illness
Low literacy skills
Sensory impairments
(continued)
 Implementation



Knowledge base
Interpersonal skills
Teaching clients at
home
(continued)
 Evaluation

Learning




Verbal questioning
Observation
Return demonstration
Written follow-up
 Evaluation

Teaching


Feedback from learners, colleagues, and situations
Self-evaluation