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The Role of Nurse As Educator: - Remedios H. Fernando, RN MAN

The document discusses the role of nurses as educators. It outlines that nurses serve as facilitators of learning by guiding students and being actively involved. Nurses also give information to students and act as role models by continuing their own education. Effective nursing educators apply teaching principles based on student levels and backgrounds, help students integrate classroom and clinical learning, and possess professional competence, teaching qualities, and fair evaluation practices. Barriers to teaching include lack of time and competence while barriers to learning include stress, low literacy, and lack of support. The purpose of health education is to improve satisfaction, quality of life, care continuity, and treatment adherence.

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The Role of Nurse As Educator: - Remedios H. Fernando, RN MAN

The document discusses the role of nurses as educators. It outlines that nurses serve as facilitators of learning by guiding students and being actively involved. Nurses also give information to students and act as role models by continuing their own education. Effective nursing educators apply teaching principles based on student levels and backgrounds, help students integrate classroom and clinical learning, and possess professional competence, teaching qualities, and fair evaluation practices. Barriers to teaching include lack of time and competence while barriers to learning include stress, low literacy, and lack of support. The purpose of health education is to improve satisfaction, quality of life, care continuity, and treatment adherence.

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The Role of Nurse

as Educator
__________
Remedios H. Fernando, RN MAN
St. Luke’s College of Nursing
Role of the Educator
1. Facilitator of Learning
• Guide / Lead
• How to be actively involved
2. Giver of Information
• Primary source of information
• “nice to know things” not more on lecture
• Can share experiences and readings
3. Role Model
• Keep abreast of development through
continuing education
• Diligent
4. Instructional roles
• Design , organize , plan
• Motivates students
• Supervises students
5. Faculty Roles
• Participates in a committee
• Counsellor
• Researcher
• Resource person
• Representative to professional organization
6. Public Relations Agent
• Linkage , coordinator
7. Individual Roles
• Family
• Church
• Community
• citizen
Hallmarks of effective teaching in Nursing

• Application of teaching principles varies


according to the teacher’s level of competence
as they adjust to different levels, maturity,
background experience, the objectives and
interest of the learners.
• A good teacher must adjust her learning styles
to individual differences, help students
integrate learning principles from classroom to
RLE.
Qualities of Effective Nurse Educator

1. Professional Competence
• Adherence to standard of excellence and
self development
• Enhanced and strengthened by eclectic SKV
through years of training and experience
a. Teaches lesson that stimulates to think and learn
b. Gives clear and concise assignments
c. Encourage students feed back on assigned lesson
and activities done
d. Presents a well organized subject matter
e. Provides her students with relevant learning
experiences
f. Possesses mastery of the subject matter
g. The teacher can speak clearly, audibly and
fluently
h. Professional well groomed, properly dressed
and poised
i. Must have broad interests
j. Evaluates objectively students performance
Personal Qualities
• Has personal discipline or complying with rules and
standards of teaching
a. Psychologically secure in her own abilities
b. Has sense of humour
c. Has a well balanced personality
d. Approachable, kind and patient
• Sincere and has a passion for teaching
• Has leadership abilities
• Has image of ideal nurse
3. Interpersonal Relationship with students
a. Respect her students maturity and sense of
responsibility
b. Tolerant and fair to students
c. Available to listen to students problems
4. Teaching Qualities and Practices
• ability and skills utilizing appropriate methods
and techniques in the classroom and clinical
that sustains students’ interest and desire to
learn.
5. Evaluation Practices
• gives timely feedback on students’ progress
• Correct tactfully students’ error
• fair in grading
Barriers to teaching
Obstacles to learning
Barriers
 those factors that impede nurses’ ability to
deliver educational services.
Obstacles
 Those factors that negatively affect the ability
of the learner to pay attention and to process
information
Barriers to teaching
1. Lack of time to teach
 early discharge from inpatient
 Schedule and responsibilities of nurses are
very demanding
 Discharge plan important
Barriers to teaching
2. Nurses lacks competence or confidence with
their teaching skills.
 Some are born to be a natural teacher
 Should have specific course on the principles
of teaching and learning
3. Personal characteristics of the nurse educator
 Motivation to teach and skills in teaching are
prime factors
4. Patient education and staff education least of
the priority
5. Conducive learning environment
 Lack space and privacy
 Noise and frequent interferences
6. Documentation
 Inadequate documentation system to allow
for efficiency and ease of recording
7. Absence of third party reimbursement
8. Questions on effectiveness of patient
education
Obstacles to learning
1. Lack of time to learn
 Rapid patient discharge
 Willingness to learn
2. The stress of patient and condition
 acute and chronic illness, anxiety and
sensory deficits in patients
3. Low literacy and functional illiteracy is a
significant factor in the ability of clients to
make sure use of written and verbal
instructions given to them by providers.
4. Conducive environment
 Hospital setting
 Area of learning
5. Personal characteristics of the learner
 Readiness to learn, motivation, learning style
6. Lack of support and positive reinforcement
7. Denial of learning needs
8. Inconvenience, inaccesibility,fragmentation
Purposes, Goals and Benefits of client and
staff Health education
1. Increase consumer satisfaction
2. Improves quality of life
3. Ensure continuity of care
4. Decrease patient anxiety
5. Reduce the complications of illness and incidence of disease
6. Promote to adherence to treatment plans
7. Maximize independence in the performance of ADL
8. Energize and empower client to become actively involved in
planning of their care.
Thank You!

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