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Education Process (definition) - ANSWER -a systematic, sequential, planned course
of action on the part of both the teacher and learner to achieve the outcomes of
teaching and learning.
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Learning - ANSWER -a change in behavior (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) that
can be observed and measured, and can occur at any time or in any place as a result of
exposure to environmental stimuli.
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Client Education - ANSWER -the process of helping clients learn health-related
behaviors to achieve the goal of optimal health and independence in self-care
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Nursing Process - ANSWER -five-step systematic method for giving patient care
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-assessing
-diagnosing
-planning
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-implementing
-evaluating
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Education Process - ANSWER -Assessment
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-Planning
-Implementation
-Evaluation
ASSURE Model - ANSWER 1- Analyze your learners
2- State your instructional objectives
3- Select the methods, media, and materials you and your students will use
4- Utilize the methods, media, and materials
5- Require learner participation
6- Evaluate and revise
,Roles of a nurse educator - ANSWER -educators for a diverse audience. The giver
of information, the assessor of needs, the evaluator of learning, the reviser of
appropriate methodology.
Barriers to education - ANSWER -lack of time to teach, personal characteristics and
teaching is a low priority
Barriers to teaching - ANSWER -are those factors impeding the nurse's ability to
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optimally deliver educational service
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Obstacles of learning - ANSWER -Obstacles which include: Low tolerance for
change, lack of trust and peer group pressure.
-are those factors that negatively impact the learner's ability to attend to and process
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information.
SRNA Standards - ANSWER I. Professional Responsibility and Accountability
II. Knowledge Based Practice
III. Ethical Practice
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IV. Service to the Public
Positive reinforcement - ANSWER -Increasing behaviors by presenting positive
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stimuli, such as food. A positive reinforcer is any stimulus that, when presented after a
response, strengthens the response.
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-responses that are rewarded and are likely to be repeated
What is a learning theory - ANSWER -A relatively permanent change in mental
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processing, emotional functioning, and behavior as a result of experience
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Behaviorist learning theory - ANSWER -also known as the S-R Model
-Learning is a result of the connections made between the STIMULUS conditions in the
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environment (S) and the individual's RESPONSES (R) that follow.
-In order to assist clients to learn, behaviorists encourage altering conditions in the
environment followed by reinforcement of positive behaviors.
negative reinforcement - ANSWER -Responses that allow escape from painful or
undesirable situations are likely to be repeated
Extinction or Non-Reinforcement - ANSWER -Responses that are not reinforced are
not likely to be repeated
, Punishment - ANSWER -Responses that bring painful or undesirable consequences
will be suppressed
cognitive learning theory - ANSWER -theory of learning that stresses the importance
of internal mental processes and that views people as problem solvers who actively use
information from the world around them to master their environment
-Perception
-Thought
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-Memory
-Processing and structuring information
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Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Learning - ANSWER -People take in information as
they interact with the environment
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-They either:
1. Make the information fit with what they already know (Assimilation)
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2. Change their perceptions and interpretations in keeping with the new information
(Accommodation)
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social learning theory - ANSWER -the theory that we learn social behavior by
observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished
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-Individuals DO NOT need to have direct experiences to learn
-Learning can take place through observation and by taking note of other people's
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behaviours
attentional phase - ANSWER -1st phase in observational learning.
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-Paying attention to a role model specifically to role models who are attractive,
successful, interesting, and popular.
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retention phase - ANSWER -2nd phase in observational learning.
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-Model the behavior students should imitate and then give students a chance to practice
or rehearse.
reproduction phase - ANSWER -3rd phase in observational learning.
-Learner copies observed behavior.
motivational phase - ANSWER -4th phase in observational learning.
-Is the learner motivated to model the behaviour
-Internal motivation is necessary for the learner to learn the behaviour