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Third Edition
By
Alice Kiger, BA, MA, MSc, PhD, RN, DipN, RCNT, RNT, Director, Centre for Advanced Studies in Nursing, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
Description
A book on health education for nurses and midwives. It give necessary background on health promotion and health education - what it is,
theories of learning and teaching, types of communication involved - then goes on to concentrate on the nurse's teaching role, emphasising
an interactive rather than a didactic approach.
Audience
Pre and post registration nurses and midwives - health education is part of curriculum
Qualified nurses taking on the health promotion role.
Contents
SECTION 1 : THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS
1. Health and is promotion
The Meaning of Health - Planning for
Health - Measuring Health - Current Ill Health in Britain(to include other countries) - Health Education and Health Promotion - Ethical
Issues in Health Promotion - References - Further Reading
2. Health education concepts and practice
Health Education
Approaches and Models - Health Education Services in the UK(to include other countries) - Nurses as Health Educators - Teaching for Health
- References - Further reading
3. Learning about Health
Ideas about Learning and Teaching - Theoretical Considerations
Relevant to Learning - References - Further Reading
4. Therapeutic and persuasive communication
Therapeutic Communication
- The Communication Process - Techniques of Therapeutic Communication - Persuasive Communication - Factors Affecting Communication and
Persuasion - References - Further Reading
SECTION 2 : THE PROCESS OF HEALTH TEACHING
5. Beginning
the teaching - learning process: assessment of learning needs
Assessment and the Concept of Need - Collecting Information -
Analysing Information - Defining Learning Needs - Learning Needs of Healthy Individuals and Groups - References - Further Reading
6. Planning: preparation for teaching
The Meaning of Planning - Who Plans? - The Mechanics of Planning - Preparing to Teach
- The Teaching Plan - References - Further Reading
7. Implementing teaching plans
Example 1 Stoma Appliance Management
- Example 2 Female Secondary school Students and Menstruation - Example 3 Preoperative Preparation - References - Further Reading
8. Evaluation of health teaching
The Benefits of Planned Evaluation - defining Evaluation - Setting Evaluation Criteria
- Evaluation Designs for Outcome Assessment - Who needs feedback? - References - further Reading
SECTION 3 : ISSUES
IN HEALTH TEACHING
9. Research in health teaching
Arguments about Value and Efficacy - Researching Health
Teaching - Evaluating Research Approaches - Research-mindedness and the Health Teacher - References - Further Reading
10. Reflections
on teaching for health
Success in Health Teaching - Health Teaching in a Changing Scene - Professional Interfaces - Final Reflections
- References - further Reading
11. Questions for review and reflection
INDEX
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 232 pages, publication date: SEP-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-07298-7
ISBN-10: 0-443-07298-1
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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