Personal Reflective Journal Analysis
Personal Reflective Journal - Notes to Help Prepare for Discharge Teaching Plan
The purpose of this paper is to summarize this week’s reading regarding nurses as educators. Today, patients are expected to assume greater responsibility for their care and health promotion. Therefore, nurses must provide patient-centered education, to ensure patients have the knowledge and confidence to take on this responsibility (Bastable, 2014).
Summary of Module Readings The current level of functional illiteracy and low literacy is a great concern in the United States, for example, forty percent of Americans older than sixty-five years of age are considered functionally illiterate (Bastable, 2014). Furthermore, minorities and economically disadvantaged people have high levels of adult illiteracy (Bastable, 2014). According to Bastable (2014), limited literacy leads to poor health outcomes. Therefore, nurse educators must tailor their teaching strategies to break down the barriers associated with illiteracy or low literacy to improve the quality of patient care and the patient’s self-management (Bastable, 2014). The nurse educator must determine the most appropriate instructional methods based on the age and developmental level of the learner; what the learner needs to know to succeed; the subject matter; the objectives of the learner; the available resources; …show more content…
I now realize, a patient’s non-compliance regarding self-management and health promotion likely relates to their knowledge and ability to address the matter, rather than the lack of desire to manage their health. I also understand why nurses should not choose instructional methods based on their comfort level, but rather the learner’s needs, the instructional setting, and the available resources. Nurses must use instructional materials to enhance patient education, not replace patient education (Bastable,
The purpose of this paper is to summarize this week’s reading regarding nurses as educators. Today, patients are expected to assume greater responsibility for their care and health promotion. Therefore, nurses must provide patient-centered education, to ensure patients have the knowledge and confidence to take on this responsibility (Bastable, 2014).
Summary of Module Readings The current level of functional illiteracy and low literacy is a great concern in the United States, for example, forty percent of Americans older than sixty-five years of age are considered functionally illiterate (Bastable, 2014). Furthermore, minorities and economically disadvantaged people have high levels of adult illiteracy (Bastable, 2014). According to Bastable (2014), limited literacy leads to poor health outcomes. Therefore, nurse educators must tailor their teaching strategies to break down the barriers associated with illiteracy or low literacy to improve the quality of patient care and the patient’s self-management (Bastable, 2014). The nurse educator must determine the most appropriate instructional methods based on the age and developmental level of the learner; what the learner needs to know to succeed; the subject matter; the objectives of the learner; the available resources; …show more content…
I now realize, a patient’s non-compliance regarding self-management and health promotion likely relates to their knowledge and ability to address the matter, rather than the lack of desire to manage their health. I also understand why nurses should not choose instructional methods based on their comfort level, but rather the learner’s needs, the instructional setting, and the available resources. Nurses must use instructional materials to enhance patient education, not replace patient education (Bastable,