Nutritional Teaching Plan for a Geriatric Patient

Teaching Project Guidelines

MY TOPIC = DYSPHAGIC DIET

• Purpose: The purpose of the patient/family teaching project is to develop and implement a teaching plan for a geriatric patient utilizing teaching learning principles.

• Objectives: By the conclusion of the presentation, the students will be able to:
  • State the various indications for a specified diet
  • Explain the scientific rationale for a prescribed diet
  • Describe food/fluid restrictions appropriate for diet or food/fluids encouraged to meet nutritional needs?
  • Describe how to present a short nutritional teaching plan to a patient& family with cultural differences.
  • Apply current research related to the nutrition topic.

• Requirements:
  • Utilize teaching experience rubric for essential criteria.
  • The paper should be between 3-5 pages (not including title page and references).
  • The paper must be typed and conform to APA format.
  • A minimum of two references are required.

Evaluation:

Clear and concise discussion of patient’s admission diagnosis, demographic data, and anticipated learning needs; clear and comprehensive patient assessment data to support a deficient knowledge nursing diagnosis.

Clear and complete assessment of learner (patient /family), teaching needs, and special learning needs, if present; Clear identification of patient’s strengths and weaknesses relevant to learning needs.

Open and closing remarks that capture patient’s attention; Clear and correct statement of 2 teaching objectives; Clear and organized presentation of evidence-based patient teaching.