Understand a specific disease process to be able to teach that disease process to a newly diagnosed patient.
Assignment: Teaching Plan (View attached sample teaching plan to help guide you on this paper)
Purpose: This teaching plan assignment is to help each student focus on and understand a specific disease
process to be able to teach that disease process to a newly diagnosed patient.
Directions:
1. Your instructor will assign a disease to teach. The disease for this paper will be GERD. An outline must be completed addressing all components of the rubric. The act of teaching can be completed in the form of a PowerPoint presentation, or even a dialogue between nurse and patient. The goal is to demonstrate that you, as a nurse, know and understand the disease process well enough to teach it to the patient.
2. Follow the rubric to address the elements of the Teaching Plan: Learning Goals; Teaching Plan, Learner Assessment, Teaching Methods, Considerations, Evaluation and Documentation and APA Format.
3. The Teaching Plan should be written in APA format and include the following components.
a. Type written, double spaced
b. Title page
c. APA headings
d. Pages should be numbered
e. Include a minimum of 3 scholarly/professional peer-reviewed references written within the last 5 years. Do not use Wikipedia or internet sources that are not officially recognized as authority websites, as such websites are not scholarly sources. Also, keep in mind that not every .org domain is an authoritative website.
f. Appropriate spelling, grammar, punctuation and mechanics
g. Appropriate in-text reference citations
h. A reference page in correct APA format
Rubric:
LEARNING GOALS- Learning goals determine what the teaching session should achieve. The learning goals should include a minimum of 3 learning goals. Each learning goal includes the following 5 components for a total of 15 components. Identify 3 Learning Goals
• Goals should be related to the topic being taught
• Patient or Family centered
• Realistic for patient situation
• Include a time frame
• Is measurable
TEACHING PLAN – The teaching plan outlines material to cover during the teaching session. Contains the following 5 components:
Provide specific content to address the following:
• Disease
• Risk Factors
• Signs and symptoms
• Complications to report to the primary healthcare provider
• Discharge Instructions
LEARNER ASSESSMENT- Learner assessment provides context to plan and deliver education. Contains the following 3 components:
• Learner readiness to learn
• Learning preferences
• Current knowledge
TEACHING METHODS- Teaching methods outline how education will be delivered. Contains the following 3 components:
• Teaching methods must meet patient and/or family’s level of understanding
• Incorporate visual aid (s)
• List specific method of how content will be taught (Discussion, Q & A, video, pamphlet handouts, etc.)
CONSIDERATION: Identification of diverse perspectives and evaluation of how various considerations can influence patient education. Contains the following 12 components:
• Cultural aspects
• Religion
• Health literacy
• Educational background
• Support system
• Psychomotor ability/ Development
• Age/Mental ability/ Development
• Motivation
• Timing
• Environment
• Emotions
• Economic factors
EVALUATION AND DOCUMENTATION- Evaluation and use of data to make decisions based on evidence to increase critical thinking skills. Contains the following 3 components:
• What method of evaluation will be utilized to determine patient understanding?
• What method of evaluation will be utilized to determine achievement of goals?
• Include narrative documentation of learning.
APA FORMAT- Clear, effective written communication.
• Type written, double spaced
• Title page APA Headings
• Pages should be numbered
• Include a minimum of 3 scholarly/professional peer-reviewed references written within the last 5 years. Do not use Wikipedia or internet
sources that are not officially recognized as authority websites, as such websites are not scholarly sources. Also, keep in mind that not every .org domain is an authoritative website.
• Appropriate spelling, grammar, punctuation and mechanics
• Appropriate in-text reference citations
• A reference page, in correct APA format
Answer preview to understand a specific disease
process to be able to teach that disease process to a newly diagnosed patient.
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