Nurse Patient Teaching Plan

Select from the following health topics to complete your Patient Teaching Project:

• Stress and Time Management
• Self-Care (can choose a specific self-care activity)
• Prevention of Hazards at Work
• Bicycle Safety
• Ergonomics (related to work, posture)
• Skin Cancer Prevention
• Healthy Eating
• Exercise/Physical Activity
• Suicide
• Human Trafficking
• Eating Disorders
• Substance Abuse (Opioid, Alcohol, Nicotine)
• Depression
• Palliative Care/Hospice Care

2. Population and Setting: Once you have selected a topic, you must decide WHOyou will be teaching and WHERE the education will take place. (i.e., teaching a classroom of middle school students; teaching community members at a local health fair)
3. Learning Barriers: Refer to the assigned article: Educating patients: Understanding barriers, learning styles, and teaching techniquesfor information related to learning barriers and other teaching considerations. Barriers might be cultural, physical, educational, or environmental. You may also want to consider the developmental stages of your selected population.