Abstract
M.Cur.
The effective application of learning opportunities for health care
necessitates attention for practice. A conceptual guideline has been compiled
according to a literature study in order to determine the practice of health
education. In this research into learning opportunities for the presentation
of the module, mother and child health services in community health nursing,
the method adopted was the following:
the student nurse was actively involved in the teaching process by way
of group discussion, thereby acquiring greater cognitive skill s,
through practical guidance the student nurse is given an opportunity to
master interpersonal skills,
The results have shown that student nurses ought to be exposed to various
teaching methods as early in their trainfng as possible in order to exercise
in practfce, the mastering of interpersonal skill s,
In order to demonstrate the effect of group activity and role play to the
student nurse, certain recommendations have been made.
The most important include the following:
It would appear that' traditional lecture methods .alone are not
sufficient for the training of student nurses in the field of rendering
health counselling. The student nurse should therefore be actively
involved through teaching methods such as group discussions and role
play.
As early in the student nurse's training as possible the importance of
establishing and maintaining sound interpersonal skills for effective
health counselling should be emphasized.