Nr305 Discharge Teaching Plan
Due Date The completed Discharge Teaching Plan form is to be submitted to the Dropbox by 11:59 p.m. MT Sunday of Week 2. Post questions to the weekly Q & A Forum. Contact your instructor if you need additional assistance. See the Course Policies regarding late assignments. Failure to submit your assignment to the Dropbox on time may result in a deduction of points. Directions 1. Review the initial information presented regarding Mr. Red Yoder, whom you met in week 2 threaded discussion. Read the Discharge Teaching Plan Case Study located in Doc Sharing. Take notes and highlight important points that are important to consider when developing a discharge teaching plan. 2. Use Microsoft Word 2010 (or later) to fill in the Discharge Teaching Plan form, which is located in Doc Sharing. This assignment is to be completed with a maximum of 6 pages. You may bullet point your responses. 3. Use scholarly writing including correct English grammar, syntax and sentence structure when writing in complete sentences. 4. Submit the assignment to the Discharge Teaching Plan Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT, by the end of Week 2. Please post questions about this assignment to the weekly Q & A Forums so that the entire class may view the answers. Discharge Teaching Plan Form Your Name: Date: Your Instructor’s Name: Purpose:The focus of this assignment is identifying patient’s needs and analysis and synthesis of details within the written client record and planning an appropriate discharge plan with necessary patient teaching of the disease process. Points:This assignment is worth a total of 100 points. Directions: Please refer to the Discharge Teaching Plan Guidelines found in Doc Sharing for details about how to complete this form. Remember there is a 6 page maximum limit on this assignment. Type your answers on this form. Click “Save as” and save the file with the assignment name and your last name, e.g., “NR305_Discharge_Teaching_ Plan_Form_Smith” When you are finished, submit the form to the Teaching Plan Dropbox by the deadline indicated in your guidelines. Post questions in the Q & A Forum or contact your instructor if you have questions about this assignment. Look at the EXAMPLE in the first assessment area. This is NOT an all-inclusive response and you will need to add your responses as well. Please be sure to review your guidelines. Assessment area Need(s) identified. Teaching technique or approach to problem identified. Describe content. Rationale for choosing this technique/approach. Example: Special/ age related needs These are some ideas, there may be others that you identify. · Age, lives alone, is non-compliant with diet. · Expected aging changes such as decreased hearing, visual difficulties. · Red appears to not understand his glucose numbers and how that relates to his diet and insulin administration. · Home health nurse to assist Red and family in proper insulin management and administration Ideas for teaching methods/approach based on the scenario and problems noted. You may have identified others. · Teach importance of diet and insulin management to Red and family and how to better manage his diabetes. · Use videos, audio and teach back methods. It may even be helpful to assure proper reading of the glucometer and administration of the insulin by Red or his family. Provide a brief rationale on why you chose these particular technique/approaches. For example, Red may have poor eyesight due to the diabetes and needs audio and demonstration with return demonstration. He may not be able to see the lines on the insulin syringe. Cognitive issues Physical barriers Medications Nutrition Roles and Relationships Self-concept Wound care Resources/ referrals needed
