Health Education in Nursing

Objectives

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Program

The curricular unit Health Education in Nursing aims to enable the nursing student to understand and develop the Health Education (SPS) process throughout the life cycle.

The contents focus not only on the history and evolution of EpS but also on Learning Theories and Pedagogical Models with application in EpS and that contribute to the understanding of the role of nurses as health educators in the 21st century. The concepts of Education, Health and SPS will be questioned in the perspective of the development of reflection skills on the practice of Nursing within the scope of SPS in different contexts of care.

Goals:

1. Analyze the concepts of education, teaching, learning and SPS as well as their interrelationship;
2. Recognize the importance of EpS as a health promotion strategy and as a contribution to improving health literacy levels;
3. Recognize the potential of Health Education in nursing interventions
4. Understand the importance of Learning Theories and Pedagogical Models in the practice of Health Education;
5. Develop scientific and pedagogical skills in planning, execution and evaluation.

Contents

1. Conceptual framework of Health Education: analysis and evolution of central concepts and their applicability to Nursing
2. The focus of Health Education: object of study and intervention
3. The nurse as a health educator in the 21st century
4. The health educator profile
5. Health literacy: concept, levels of literacy and health literacy skills
6. Learning Theories and Pedagogical Models with application in Health Education

6.1 Learning Theories

6.1.1 Behaviorist / Behaviorist Theory

6.1.2 Cognitive Theory

6.1.3 Constructivist Theory

6.1.4 Humanist Theory

6.2 Pedagogical Models

6.2.1 Social Learning Model

6.2.2 Health-Belief Model

6.2.3 Transteoric or Prochaska model

6.2.4 Empowerment model

7. Training planning and implementation methodology

7.1 From data collection to diagnostic decision-making

7.2 Identification of the focus of attention (health problems and / or health needs)

7.3 Definition of educational goals and objectives

7.4 Teaching methods and techniques

7.5 Strategies and resources

7.6 Assessment of learning and training

7.7 Final pedagogical simulation

Teaching Methodologies

In this Curricular Unit the hours of a theoretical character intend to frame and explore the fundamental concepts of the curricular unit that relate to EpS through expository sessions of teaching content using the projection of audiovisual media and the active questioning of students in order to stimulate them to participate and make them reflect on the contents taught.

In the theoretical-practical approach with the use of participatory and active methods, it is intended that students can collect, share, reflect and problematize information that supports them in planning, developing and evaluating an SPS session.

The practical hours recommend planning the execution and group evaluation of an educational session.

Bibliography

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