HEALTH EDUCATION: WEEK 1-2; EVOLUTION OF
NURSING
MODULE 1: Introduction to Health Education
and Concepts of Teaching
❖ TEACHING
➢ Is a system of actions designed and
intended to bring about learning
❖ INSTRUCTION
➢ component of teaching that involves
the communicating of information
about a specific skill in a cognitive,
psychomotor or affective domain.
❖ EDUCATION
➢ an overall umbrella term, used to
describe the process including the
components of teaching and
instruction, of producing
observable/measurable behavioral
changes in the learner through the
planned educational activities.
❖ EDUCATION PROCESS
➢ systematic, sequential, logical,
scientifically based, planned course of
action consisting of 2 major
interdependent operations, teaching &
learning.
❖ NURSING PROCESS
➢ the cyclical process of assessment,
diagnosis, planning, intervention, and
evaluation to effectively render quality
patient care.
❖ EDUCATION PROCESS PARALLELS
NURSING PROCESS (PARALLELISM)
➢ ASSESSMENT
▪ Nursing process – appraise physical
and psychosocial needs.
▪ Education process – ascertain
learning needs, readiness to learn,
and learning styles.
➢ PLANNING
▪ Nursing Process – develop care plan
(Nursing Care Plan) based on
mutual goal setting to meet
individual needs.
▪ Education Process – develop
teaching plan based on mutually
predetermined behavioral
outcomes to meet individual needs.
➢ IMPLEMENTATION
▪ Nursing Process – (nurse) carry out
nursing care interventions using
standard procedures.
(independent/dependent/collabora
tive)
▪ Education Process – (teacher)
perform the art of teaching using
specific instructional methods and
tools.
➢ EVALUATION
▪ Nursing Process – determine
physical and psychosocial
outcomes. (re-assess), Teacher (
▪ Education Process – determines
behavior changes (outcomes) in
knowledge, attitudes, and skills.
❖ CLINICAL TEACHING
➢ Is a teaching strategy that focuses on
the development of technical skills
through hands-on experience in the
clinical setting.
❖ HEALTH EDUCATION
➢ act of providing information and
learning experiences for purposes of
behavior change for health betterment
of the client. The acquisition of
 knowledge through exchange of
information from the teacher and
learner facilitates better understanding
of the need for change.
❖ PURPOSES OF HEALTH EDUCATION
1. A means of propagating health
promotion and disease prevention.
2. May be used to modify or continue
health behaviors if necessary.
3. Provides health information and
services.
4. Emphasizes on good health habits
and practices which is an integral
aspect of culture, media, and
technology.
5. A means to communicate vital
information to the public.
6. It is also a form of advocacy.
❖ PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING:
1. ACTIVE LEARNING
➢ productive interaction between teacher
& students
2. MANY METHODS
➢ no single correct way of teaching, there
are many good ways of teaching.
3. MOTIVATION
➢ Arousing interest to cause learner to
perform in a desired way (sing a song
related to lesson)
4. WELL-BALANCED CURRICULUM
➢ enable students to become useful
member of society.
5. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
➢ An understanding of the student’s
unique characteristics
6. LESSON PLANNING
➢ improve teaching of teachers and
learning of students
7. POWER OF SUGGESTION
➢ “Suggestions are more fruitful than
dictations.”
8. ENCOURAGEMENT
➢ effort in learning; praise is given only
when earned.
9. REMEDIAL TEACHING
➢ effort in learning; praise is given only
when earned (only on some difficult
parts).
10. DEMOCRATIC ENVIRONMENT
➢ students learn democracy by living it. In
return for rights and privileges within
the classroom they should be aware of
their responsibility to the group (order
and responsibility).
11. STIMULATION
➢ each student can be stimulated within
the limits of his abilities, to exceed his
present efforts (challenge students’
critical thinking).
12. INTEGRATION
➢ earning involves a reorganization of
previous experience and an integration
of what has been completed into a new
learning experience (recall lessons
connect to next lessons).
13. LIFE-LIKE SITUATIONS
➢ teachers have the responsibility of
guiding the students into a realization
that their school studies and activities
have direct relationship with life
situations.
 14. INDEPENDENCE
➢ degree of independence gained at any
given time should be measured with the
maturity level of the child.

❖ CRITERIA/CHARACTERISTICS OF
EFFECTIVE TEACHING IN NURSING

1. Professional Competence
▪ qualifications meet standards by
the institution.

2. Interpersonal Relationship with

Students

3. Personal characteristics (of teachers)

4. Teaching Practices

5. Evaluation Practices
▪ Fair, no favoritism/biases.

6. Availability to Students