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1. UNIT-1-EDUCATION AND
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

2. INTRODUCTION
The most important part of education is
inculcating in the students the spirit of 'we
can do it'. Education is an endless journey-
through knowledge and enlightenment.
Real education enhances the dignity of a
human being and increases his or her self-
respect and universal brotherhood.

3. MEANING
Etymologically, the word 'Education' has been
derived from different Latin words.
 1. 'Educare' which means 'to bring out' or 'to
nourish'.
 2. 'Educere' which means 'to lead out' or 'to draw
out'.
 3. 'Educatum' which means 'act of teaching' or
'training'.
 4. 'Educatus' which means 'to bring up, rear,
educate'.
 5. 'Educatio which means 'a breeding, a bringing
up, a rearing.'

4. DEFNITION
 Webster defines education as the process of
educating or teaching. Education is further
defined as 'to develop the knowledge, skill.
 Education mean an all-round drawing out of the
best in child and man's body, mind and spirit.
-Mahatma Gandhi
 Education is the manifestation of perfection
already in man. Like fire in a piece of flint,
knowledge exists in the mind. Suggestion is the
friction; which brings it out.
-SwamiVivekananda

5. DEFINITION OF NURSING
EDUCATION
Nursing Education is a professional education
which is consciously and systematically
planned and implemented through
instruction and discipline, aims at harmonious
development, i.e. physical, intellectual, social,
emotional, spiritual and aesthetic powers or
abilities of the student in order to render
Professional Nursing care to people of all ages, in
all phases of health and illness, in a variety of
settings, in the best or the highest possible
manner.

6. AIMS OF NURSING EDUCATION
 Harmonious development:
Nursing education aims at the harmonious
development of the physical, intellectual,
emotional, social, spiritual and aesthetic
powers or abilities of the student.
Harmonious development is essential for
achieving the qualities required for leading a
successful profession and personal life. In
short, nursing education aims prepare
students as good human beings with
qualities of a professional nurse.

7.  Inculcate the right attitude:
Right attitude towards nursing form the
basic of nursing career. Right attitude helps
to adjust to the student life and motivate
them to achieve excellence in the upcoming
professional life. Nursing education offers
variety of learning experience with an
attitude among students.

8.  Knowledge and skill aim:
Nursing education provides the much needed
knowledge and skill required to practice the
profession in a successful manner.
Technological advancement in the field of
education helps nurse educator to fulfil this
aim in a meticulous way.

9.  Emphasis on high-tech-high-touch
approach:
High-tech-high-touch approaches in nursing
care were devised to preserve the human
component of nursing care without
undermining the advantages of the technical
advancements in the field of patient care.
Nurse educators have to motivate the students
to maintain the human elements of nursing
while rendering care with the help of
sophisticated gadgets.

10. • Prepare students to take up a role in
learning:
One of the aim of Nursing Education is to
make nurse educator role model for students.
Nurse educator of today is considered as a
facilitator of learning, whose main duty is to
prepare students to adopt a proactive role in
learning so that they will actively participate in
the teaching-learning process.

11.  Professional development:
Nursing education prepares the students to
render professional nursing care in the best or
the highest possible manner. The need for
professional development in this era of
competition and knowledge explosion should
be explained properly to the students. Easy
access to information, availability of staff
development programs and increased
opportunities for higher education will help
nurses to maintain the professional
development.

12.  Assist to build a promising career:
Nursing profession offers a variety of career
opportunities. It helps students to realize their
potential and interests and will enable them to
build a promising career.
 Democratic Citizenship:
Nursing education should motivate the
student to perform his or her duties as a
citizen for the welfare of the fellow human
being.

13.  Social aim:
Nursing education prepares the student to
become a useful member in the society.
This will in turn help them to interact
effectively with the people and render
dedicated care without any discrimination.

14.  To prepare global nurse:
Globalization and liberalization have
created worldwide opportunities for
professional nurses ever than before.Today
a competent nurse with good knowledge in
English can easily build a career in other
nations.

15.  Leadership aims:
Since nursing profession is experiencing a
shortage of eminent leaders. Nursing
education has to nurture leadership abilities
among students.