Saint Francis of Assisi College

SCHOOL OF NURSING
045 Admiral Village Talon III, Las Pinas City

Course Name : HEALTH EDUCATION

Course Code : NHEDU 221
Course Description : The course includes discussions on health education concepts, principles, theories and
strategies as they apply in the clinical and classroom situations.
Course Credit : 3 units lecture
Contact Hours/sem: 54 lecture hours
Prerequisite : None
Placement : 2nd year, Summer
Course Objectives:
At the end of the course, given relevant situations/conditions, the student will be able to:
1. Apply principles, theories and strategies of health education in assisting clients to promote and
maintain their health
2. Develop an instructional design to meet the learning needs of clients
Course Outline:
A. Health education perspective
1. Historical development in health education
2. Issues and trends in health education
2.1 Health issues and the biological, psychological, and sociological aspects of health and disease
2.2 Contemporary health and the promotion of optimal health throughout the lifespan
3. Theories in health education - (e.g. Penders Health Promotion Theory, Banduras Self Efficacy Theory,
Health Belief Model, Greens Precede-Proceed Model)
B. Perspective on teaching and learning
1. Overview of education on health care
2. Concepts of teaching, learning, education process vis--vis nursing process, historical foundations for the
teaching role of the nurse,
3. Role of the nurse as a health educator
4. Hallmarks of effective teaching in nursing
5. Principles of good teaching practice in undergraduate education
6. Barrier to Education and Obstacles to Learning
7. Applying learning theories to health care practice
a. Principles of learning
c. Types of learning
b. Learning theories
d. Learning styles of different age groups
8. Planning and conducting classes
a. Developing a course outline/syllabus
d. Selecting teaching methods
b. Formulating course objectives
e. Choosing a textbook/references
c. Selecting content
f. Conducting the class
C. Characteristics of the learner
1. Determinants of Learning
a. Learner's characteristics
c. Assessing learning needs
b. Assessment of the learner
2. Motivation and behavior of the learner
a. Learning principles
b. Motivation and behavior change theories
3. Literacy and readability
a. Reading levels of clients
c. Teaching strategies for low literate patients
b. Assessing literacy
d. Developing printed educational materials
D. Teaching strategies and methodologies for teaching and learning
1. Traditional teaching strategies
a. Lecturing
c. Questioning
b. Discussion
d. Using audio visuals
2. Activity-based strategies
a. Cooperative learning
b. Simulations
3. Computer teaching strategies
a. Computer-assisted instructions
b. Internet

e. Interactive lecture

c. Problem-based learning
d. Self-learning module
c. Virtual reality

4. Distance learning
a. Interactive television classes
b. Via internet
5. Teaching psychomotor skills
a. Approaches to teaching skills
b. Assessment of psychomotor skill learning
6. Clinical teaching
a. Purpose of clinical laboratory
b. Models of clinical teaching

c. Preparation for clinical instruction

d. Conducting a clinical laboratory session

E. Assessment and evaluation

a. Learning assessment of clients
b. Methods of evaluation
c. Qualities of good measurement
d. Interaction process analysis/process recording

REFERENCES:
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Bastable, Susan B. (2003). Nurse as Educator (Second edition) Jones and Bartlett
Tan, Crestita B. (2009). The Nurse as Health Educator: Concepts, Principles and Strategies in
Teaching (First Edition) Manila, Educational Publishing House

LECTURE GRADING SYSTEM

CLASS STANDING
Attendance
Decorum
Quizzes
Unit Exam
Requirements
MAJOR EXAM
TOTAL

10%
10%
40%
30%
10%

60%
40%
100%