BIOC33H3 Lecture Notes - Reinforcement, Health Promotion, Health Literacy
25 Mar 2013
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Specific goals for patient education include health promotion, prevention of disease, management of illness, and appropriate selection and use of treatment options. A teaching plan includes assessment of the patient"s ability, need, and readiness to learn as well as identification of problems that can be resolved with teaching. Learning occurs when there is an internal mental change characterized by rearrangement of neural pathways. Teaching is a process of deliberately arranging external conditions to promote the internal transformation that results in a change in behavior. When teaching adults, it is important to identify what is valued by the person to enhance motivation. Reinforcement is a strong motivational factor for maintaining behavior. Positive reinforcement involves rewarding a desired behavior with a positive stimulus to increase its occurrence. Required skills for the nurse as a teacher include knowledge of the subject matter, communication skills, and empathy.
