Client Teaching Plan Assignment
Health history: (30%)
- Choose a client to interview to gather information regarding health history.
- Conduct the interview in a private setting without distractions.
- Assure the client that all information will remain confidential and is for student learning purposes.
- The health history form may be filled out in pencil or pen but must be legible.
- Thank your client for allowing you to interview him/her.
For the teaching plan: (60%)
- Summarize client information.
- From the health history, identify the client’s primary teaching need. 10%
- Write a nursing diagnosis in PES format related to health education for the client. 10%
- Write at least 2 learning objectives (desired outcomes) for the client. Utilize action verbs from the list provided. These need to be measurable and realistic. 10%
- Outline specific content to be covered with the client. Utilize a nursing journal article that addresses the content. The article must be current (within the last 5 years). Include a copy of the nursing journal article with the teaching plan. 15%
- Identify methods of instruction that will be used. (from the handout given) 5%
- List ways of evaluating whether the learning objectives were met. 10%
Format: (10%)
- The teaching plan should be computer generated in Word format.
- Reference according to APA style
Possible Topics for Teaching Plan
Smoking cessation
Nutrition greater or less than
Seat belts
Exercise
Stress management
Hand washing
Weight issues
Substance abuse
Home safety
Immunizations
Osteoporosis
Dental care
Sun exposure
Food safety
Cholesterol
Flu prevention
Leisure time activities
Eye/ear care
Mononucleosis
Guidelines for Obtaining a Health History
- Greet client by name.
- Introduce yourself and your designation, what you are intending to do.
- Provide a private, quiet environment, free of interruptions.
- Ensure client is comfortable.
- Ask one question at a time.
- Ask direct questions.
- Avoid leading questions.
- Do not “put words in the client’s mouth”; Allow the client to use his or her own words.
- Give the client your undivided attention and acknowledge listening by nodding and saying “uh hum”.
- Promote accurate, complete communications.
- Be alert to non-verbal communications.
- Take brief notes.
HEALTH HISTORY FORM FOR CLIENT TEACHING
Please complete the following health history on a client of your choice. Please conduct the interview in a private setting, and assure the client that all information will remain confidential and is for teaching purposes.
Date: ____________Initials of Client: _______Age: ______Allergies: ___________________
Height: ________Weight: ______Religion: ___________Nationality: ___________________ Immunizations :( Up to date?) ________Date of Last Check-up: _______________________
Place of Birth: (City) _________________
Place of Residence :( Home or apartment): __________________________________________
Family: (Who’s in family/ages/pets) ______________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Client’s Definition of Health: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Health Problems: (Current or any past history) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Surgeries/Hospitalizations: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Medications: ________________________________________________________________________________________________
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ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING
Diet: (ask client to describe food intake in the last 24 hours) _________________________________________________________
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Sleep : (Hours per night and any problems) _______________________________________________________________________
Job/Profession/Student: (Type of work/school and hours per day) _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hobbies or Activities other than job/school: ____________________________________________________________________ Exercise: (Type and hours per week) ____________________________________________________________________________
Smoking/Alcohol/Recreational Drugs: _____________________________________________________________________
Elimination: (Any concerns regarding bowel or bladder) _________________________________________________________
Stress: (Sources of current stress): ______________________________________________________________________________
Stress Reduction: (Things done to decrease stress):_________________________________________________________________
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Comments or Concerns not addressed: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NURS 220 TEACHING PLAN
Summary of Client (Include age, sex, general health status, any specific health problems and family demographics) ___________
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Client Teaching Need Identified _________________________________________________________
Nursing Diagnosis Related to Health Education: _________________________________________________________________
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