The title of this assignment is Teaching Plan.

It was completed in NUR 2101

Professional Nursing Concepts. The specific program outcome that this assignment demonstrates
is Program Outcome #4 - Provide safe, quality care incorporating evidence-based nursing
practice. The purpose of this assignment was to develop a teaching plan for a health promotion,
wellness, or disease management plan that could be used for patient education in a variety of
settings. This assignment exemplified Program Outcome #4 because it required the use of the
nursing process to develop a teaching plan for a client including methods of teaching and
evaluation. Also, evidence-based nursing practice was utilized in order to determine the best
methods of teaching to promote optimal learning.

Teaching Plan
NURSING HISTORY: BILL
Age: 54 years
Primary Health Problem: coronary artery disease
Health Beliefs: Bill believes himself to be generally healthy despite his diagnosis of coronary
artery disease. He maintains an unhealthy diet and limits his exercise to his weekly round of golf
because he does not understand the risk factors associated with his disease.
Cultural Factors: English speaking white male.
Economic Factors: Bill is a wealthy man who has health insurance. He has a primary care
provider, but he does not frequently seek advice.
Learning Style: Bill is a well educated man. He likes to read the newspaper daily and uses the
internet occasionally. He prefers one-to-one learning.
Client Support System: Bills primary support is his wife who is eager to learn. He also has
three children who no longer live at home but who can provide emotional support.
Motivation to Learn: Bill has the desire to learn because of anxiety he has over a family
members recent heart attack.
Health Literacy: Bill does not understand the risk factors associated with his disease and
lifestyle.
Learning theory: We will use the cognitive theory of learning which focuses on learning as an
intellectual or thinking process, and emphasizes the teacher-learner relationship (Berman,
Snyder, & McKinney, 2011). This theory allows us to teach Bill through one-to-one discussion
and encourages participation by Bill. Also, his learning style matches selected cognitive teaching
strategies such as printed and audiovisual materials, and computer-assisted learning programs.

These teaching strategies allow Bill to control his own pace.

Teaching Strategy: Based on the clients enjoyment of reading, we will use printed materials
such as pamphlets, brochures, and printed articles. Through one-to-one discussion Bill will be
encouraged to participate. Also, we will use computer-assisted learning programs so Bill can
control his own pace. All of these strategies are cognitive teaching strategies (Berman, Snyder, &
McKinney, 2011).
Readiness to Learn: Physically, the client has no pain, no immobility, and is minimally
fatigued. Emotionally, he is not depressed but has some anxiety about a family members recent
heart attack and his risk of having a heart attack. Cognitively, he is alert and neither under
anesthesia or analgesia. He is willing and able to learn immediately.
Purpose: Increase the clients knowledge on how diet effects the risk factors associated with
coronary artery disease.
Overall Goal: Patient will adopt a healthier diet which will ultimately lead to lower LDL and
higher HDL cholesterol levels.
Behavioral Objectives:
1.
Client will identify low-fat foods from a menu.
2.

Client will explain a nutritional label.

3.

Client will select proper portion sizes of food.

4.

Client will describe the importance of dietary cholesterol.

Content Outline:
1. Teach from low-fat foods and high-fat foods on given menus
2.

Reading a nutritional label properly

3. Give real-life examples of proper portions

4. Summarize healthy cholesterol levels

Instructional Method:

One-to-one instruction

Discussion

Computer assisted

Instructional Resources Needed:

Nutritional Label

Menus

Handouts/pamphlets

Video

Computer; www.choosemyplate.gov

Method of Evaluation:

Post-testing

Question and Answers

Observation

References
Berman, A., Snyder, S., & McKinney, D. (2011). Nursing basics for clinical practice.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.