Teaching/Learning Plans

A written teaching plan goes something like this:

1. overview: a synopsis about what is going to be taught in the course
   
2. goal(s): the aim(s) or outcome(s) that you want your learner to achieve as a result of the lesson you plan
   
3. objectives: the more specific information that the learner will come away from the course knowing that will achieve the goal(s) you have determined.
   
4. content: a play-by-play of the specific content that is going to be taught and in the sequence it will happen. your content should address and cover all the objectives. this part of the written lesson plan is presented in an outline format.
   
5. procedures and materials: how all the above will be achieved, i.e. lecture, demonstration, discussion, etc. materials that can be used and resources that can be needed for the lesson to be successful and essential to teaching your lesson plan are listed and may include demonstrations, audio-visuals, handouts, experiments, stories, game playing and any number of other creative items.
   
6. evaluation: determining if you met the goals of the teaching plan. this can be done through a return demonstration, short post test, short question and return answer session with the client to verify they understand the information correctly or a task the participant needs to perform.
   

Teaching plans have some of the elements of a care plan (goals, interventions, execution and evaluation). The difference is that you actually lay out how a list of how you are going to do the teaching, kind of like a nursing procedure is laid out step-by-step.

What is nice about today is that you have the internet. There are many resources out there for patients to learn about diseased and disease process. You can use them for a reference however you will have to tweak it for a nursing student for you need to know more about the disease and disease process.

From a beloved member Daytonite (RIP)

you will need to do more research on the subject you choose than what you see on the consumer sites. what is presented to the consumer (lay public) is a simplified version. and, you are in school to learn, so do a subject that interests you and that you can also learn something about yourself.

• medline plus MedlinePlus - Health Information from the National Library of Medicine
  
• medem http://www.medem.com/medlb/medlib_en...ite_name=medem
  
• emedicinehealth list of topics from a to z http://www.emedicinehealth.com/scrip...ticlekey=60185
  
• web md index list of medical conditions Health Topics A
  
• university of pittsburgh medical center health library - http://www.upmc.com/healthmanagement...ence/diseases/
  
• care guides for high blood pressure, allergy, type i and ii diabetes, low back pain, transfusion free surgery, exercise, high cholesterol, asthma, arthritis, and surgical weight loss Maindex
  
• encyclopedia of surgery Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
  

I love helping students...it makes being a nurse worth while....pay it forward!