The nurse's role and responsibility as a health educator

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The nurse's role and responsibility as a health educator
As a health educator, a nurse has a role of improving the health of everyone and the nation at large. Educating people is a vital aspect of nursing in all their practice settings such as homes, health care delivery settings, community, and schools. Through health education, nurses facilitate and enhance health-related changes in behavior and dissipation of relevant information CITATION Fer10 \l 1033 (Fertman & Allensworth, 2010). Thirdly, health education enables nurses to help their patients to accomplish their personal health goals in line with their beliefs, values, and lifestyles. It entails teaching people how to make informed decisions regarding disease prevention, health promotion, health care and treatment, and accomplishing a peaceful death.
 Strategies for a nurse educator when developing educational programs in health promotion
Before developing customized individual care plans or educational programs in health promotion, a nurse educator must consider patients’ literacy or...