Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of education in health care -- Ethical, legal, and economic foundations of the educational process -- Applying learning theories to healthcare practice -- Determinants of learning -- Developmental stages of the learner -- Compliance, motivation, and health behaviors of the learner -- Literacy in the adult client population -- Gender, socioeconomic, and cultural attributes of the learner -- Educating learners with disabilities -- Behavioral objectives -- Instructional methods and settings -- Instructional materials -- Technology in education -- Evaluation in healthcare education.

Nurse as Educator: Principles of Teaching and Learning for Nursing Practice, Fourth Edition has been completely revised and provides nurses and nurse educators with the critical information they need to be effective in their role as health educator, health promoter, and nursing educator. This text offers in-depth coverage on important trends, knowledge, and skills sets as well as how to care for a growing and diverse population of patients. Written in a style that enables students to easily understand new concepts and readily apply them, the Fourth Edition is a must-have for both undergraduate and graduate courses. Instructor resources include a comprehensive Instructor's Manual featuring learning activities, a Test Bank, and PowerPoint presentations. New to the Fourth Edition: New National Reports: Chapter 1 is updated with new national reports including: The IOM's new report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, Motor Skill Learning: Focused on how to teach nurses motor skill learning, this new content helps instructors explain the different stages of motor learning as well as the concepts and theories behind it, eHealth Literacy Formulas: The formulas test the readability of patient care instructions and how it maps to the 27 guidelines recommended for document creation, NAP: Focus on the National Action Plan, an initiative to improve health literacy, Transgender Population Coverage: New content on the transgender population as a culture, Patient Health Literacy: Updated formulas to measure the newest vital sign-patient health literacy, Completely revised chapter on educating learners with disabilities including mental illness, sensory deficits, physical and learning disabilities, developmental disorders, and chronic illness Book jacket.