Education is a system of change through which learning is brought about. Education is a structured and progressive process aimed toward expected outcomes and, as the learner participates in this process, knowledge is gained. Learning is a change in behavior which results from the acquisition of knowledge and may or may not be directly observable. Acquisition of knowledge takes place within the learner and bears a direct relationship to one's own motivation and individual effort. Learning progresses from general to specific and simple to complex.
Teaching includes the activities which enable another to learn.
Teaching is a creative, individual process by which the teacher arranges experiences and stimulates thought so that the learner makes his own differentiations through organization of parts and wholes into new and meaningful patterns. Nursing is assisting the individual to prevent, modify, reduce or adapt to the effects of stressors which occur as a result of interaction with his environment. The process of nursing is based upon scientific principles related to biopsychosocial functioning of man. The role of the nurse is to assist the individual to identify his needs and to accomplish those activities which contribute toward his maximum health potential or a peaceful death. Nursing education is a structured, integrated, dynamic process which occurs in an institution of higher learning and prepares the individual to function within the nursing role.