Pediatric Teaching Project

Description:

An integral part of nursing care is patient education. The nurse identifies learning needs of the child and
family and develops and implements a teaching plan for the promotion, restoration, and maintenance of
health of the pediatric client and family. This project will be graded based on a grading rubric and will
account for 5% of the students grade. A peer evaluation of group participants will also be submitted by
each student and account for a portion of the individual grade.

Student Learning Outcome:

The nursing student group will develop a teaching/learning tool or strategy that addresses a health issue of
childhood, present it in a formal learning environment, and report the experience to the clinical group.

HSNC Course (professional) competency:

3. A competent nurse engages in ongoing self-directed learning and provides care that incorporates on
evidence supported by research.

9. A competent nurse demonstrates clinical judgment/critical thinking in the delivery of care of clients
while maintaining safety.

Course competency:

Seek information to develop plans of nursing care that are family-centered, age- and culturally-
appropriate using evidenced-based clinical guidelines.

Work with the client to implement plans of care that are based on culturally and age appropriate
assessments and best evidence using information and patient care technologies that support safe, quality,
care.

Process:

The class will be divided into groups according to their clinical rotation. The groups will select a topic on
health promotion for a specific age group (toddler, preschooler, school-age or adolescents) and develop a
teaching tool/strategy with the purpose to educate the target audience.

The group of students will:

a. Develop learning outcomes for the audience (what you want the child to be able to do after the
teaching has occurred)

b. Create the teaching tool

c. Present the topic utilizing the learning tool to the target audience.

d. Evaluate learning (how do you know that the target audience met the learning outcome)
e. Do an oral presentation to clinical cohort on assigned date describing and evaluating the experience
and results.

f. Utilize a minimum of two current scientific references to support the development of the tool.
The group will submit a reference list using APA format.