Nurses Notes

Nurses Notes is here again to present some general concepts which you may find helpful for teaching which may increase learning to any individuals wherever setting they may be.

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■ Education can prevent illness, promote or restore health, ↓complications, ↑independence and coping, ↑individual and family growth. Incorporate throughout health care delivery.
■ Environment should be conducive to learning: Private, quiet, well lit, comfortable, and lack distractions (close door/curtain, shut off TV).
■ Teaching process should follow format of Nursing Process.
■ Both short- and long-term goals should be set to ↑motivation and allow for evaluation. Goals must be pt centered, specific, measurable, realistic, and have a time frame.
■ A variety of teaching strategies that use different senses should be used (written materials, videos, discussion, demonstration).
■ Teaching can be formal/informal, individualized, or within a group
■ Information should move from the simple to complex, from known to unknown, be appropriate for pt’s cognitive and developmental level.
■ Shorter more frequent sessions most effective (15–30min)
■ Learning is ↑with repetition, consistency, practice.
■ Evaluation and documentation are essential elements of teaching.