NR 222 Unit 1 Study Questions

1. Nursing and health education a. Health education Unit 2 Edelman Chp 10 Edelman Chp 10 a.i. Any combination of planned learning experiences based on sound theories that provide individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to acquire the info and the skills needed to make quality health decisions . Involves providing relevant info and facilitating health-related behavior change . Involves use of teaching-learning strategies, the learners maintaining voluntary control over decision to make changes in their actions, and focusing on behavior changes that have been found to improve health status . The nurse can assist in achieving their health goals so that they are consistent with personal lifestyles, values, and beliefs a.v. Health education encourages self-care, self-empowerment, and, ultimately, less dependence on the health care system . Use behavioral theory and social cognitive theory to develop health knowledge b. Health teaching and health promotion are primary nursing responsibilities b.i. Educating about healthy lifestyles, risk reduction, developmental needs, activities of daily living, and preventive self-care c. Nurse provides health teaching and counseling based on individual interests and decisions to enable individuals to make informed decisions about their health d. Goals d.i. Help individuals, families, and communities to achieve, through their own actions, optimal states of health . Health literacy .1. Degree to which individuals have capacity to obtain, process, and understand health info and services needed to make appropriate health decisio