Author: Susan Bastable

Prepares nurse educators, clinical nurse specialists, and nurse practitioners for their ever-increasing roles in patient teaching, health education, health promotion, and nursing education. The Third Edition of this best-selling text has been updated and revised to include the latest research. Nurse as Educator is used extensively in nursing educations courses and programs, as well as in both institutional and community-based settings.

New Key Features:

All new references while retaining the "classic" references.
New statistics on population trends – especially in the literacy (Chapter 7), special populations (Chapter 9), and culture/ethnic groups (Chapter 8)
New tables / figures reflect new trends and content
Updated information on content areas in every chapter
Updated appendices and glossaries
New information on Developmental Stages (Chapter 5)

Table of Contents 

Part  I  Perspectives on Teaching and Learning
  Chapter  1  Overview of Education in Health Care 3
  Chapter  2  Ethical, Legal, and Economic Foundations of the Educational Process
  Chapter  3  Applying Learning Theories to Healthcare Practice
Part  2  Characteristics of the Learner
  Chapter  4  Determinants of Learning
  Chapter  5  Developmental Stages of the Learner
  Chapter  6  Compliance, Motivation, and Health Behaviors of the Learner
  Chapter  7  Literacy in the Adult Client Population
  Chapter  8  Gender, Socioeconomic, and Cultural Attributes of the Learner
  Chapter  9  Special Populations
Part  III  Techniques and Strategies for Teaching and Learning
  Chapter  10  Behavioral Objectives
  Chapter  11  Instructional Methods and Settings
  Chapter  12  Instructional Materials
  Chapter  13  Technology in Education
  Chapter  14  Evaluation in Healthcare Education
  Appendix   A:  Tests to Measure Readability and Comprehension and Tools to Assess Instructional 

©2008, 667 pages.