Nursing education involves the theoretical and practical training of nurses to prepare them for their roles as nursing care professionals

1. INTRODUCTION
By
Mr. Abhijit Bhoyar
M. Sc. Nursing
Associate Professor

2. Specific Learning objectives
At the end of the lecture, students should be able
to:
• Understand the meaning of education.
• Define education.
• Describe the aims of education.
• Explain the principles of education.
• Describe the functions of education.

3. Meaning of education
The process of receiving or giving systematic
instruction, especially at
a school or
university.

4. Definition
Education is an all round
drawing out of the best in
child and man-body. –
Mahatma Gandhi.

5. Aims of education
Aims of education should be to teach us rather how to
think, than what to think-rather to improve our minds,
so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load
the memory with thoughts of other men.
-Bill Bettie

7. General
aims of
educatio
n
Vocational
efficiency
Knowledg
e
Complete
living
Harm
onious
developm
en
t
Self
realizatio
n
Cultural
developm
en
t
Citizenship
Educatio
n
for
leisure

8. Meaning of Nursing Education
• Nursing education is the professional education for
the preparation of nurses to enable them to render
professional nursing care to people of all ages

9. Aims of Nursing education:-
Nursing man power development
Democratic citizenship
Personality
development
Knowledg
e aim
Leadershi
p aim
Professional
developmen
t
Nursing
research

10. Harmonious
Development
High Tech High
Touch
Approach
Professional
development

11. Principles of education.
Education is
pervasive
Education
is goal
oriented
Education
is
continuous
process
Education is
modification
of behavior
Education
is flexible
It is for all
age groups

12. It is a group
activity
It is a
social
process
Education
is dynamic
It is a science
and art
Education is
multidisciplinary

13. Functions of education
General functions of
education
Functions of education to individual
Functions of education in National
life

14. General
functions
of
education
Progressive
development of innate
powers
All round development
of personality
Control, redirection
and sublimation of
instincts
Character formation
and moral
development
Preparation of adult
life

15. Functions of
education to
individual
Adaptation
to
environmen
t
Modificatio
n of
environmen
t
Making
the man
civilized
Satisfaction
of needs
Vocationa
l
efficiency

16. Developmen
t of
character
Developmen
t of
personality
Preparation
for life
Reorganizatio
n,
reconstruction
of experiences
Creation of
good
citizens
Practical
knowledge
of spheres
of work
Achievemen
t of self
sufficiency

17. Training in
morality
Training
for
leadership
National
developmen
t
National
integratio
n
Emotional
integratio
n
National
discipline
Inculcation
of civil and
social duties
Priority to National interests
Promotion of social efficiency
Functions of education in National
Supply of
skilled
man
power

18. Questions(LAQ):-
• Define education. Write the functions of
Education in detail.
• Define Education. Describe the characteristics of
education in detail.
• Define education. Explain aims of education in
detail.
• Define education. Explain the principal of nursing
education.

19. Questions(SAQ):-
• Write the aims of Nursing education.
• Write the functions of education to individual.
• Write the functions of education in National life.
• Write the educational needs of democratic India.
• Explain the factors determining educational aim.

20. Thank You