Teaching for health
A book on health education for nurses and midwives. It provides 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.
Print Book, English, 2004
3rd ed. / revised by Alice M. Kiger ; foreword by Leslie Hardy, Lyn Coutts Mitchell View all formats and editions
Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh ; New York, 2004
246 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
9780443072987, 0443072981
1183086832
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
Includes bibliographical references and index