Health Teaching Plan

Purpose: To provide patient information about the importance of having good nutrition and how to increase appetite.
Goal: The patient will be able to verbalize understanding about the information given correctly.
Objectives Content outline Method of Time allotted Resources Evaluation
instruction
After 30 minutes of
effective health teaching,
the client will be able to:

1. define what is good  Good nutrition means the body

nutrition gets all the nutrients, vitamins, 1:1 discussion 5 minutes Visual aids Verbalize own
and minerals it needs to work understanding
its best.

2. Verbalize own  It can help maintain a healthy

understanding the 1:1 discussion 10 minutes Visual aids Question and answer
weight. But the benefits of
importance and benefits good nutrition go beyond
of good nutrition weight. Good nutrition can
help:
 Reduce the risk of some
diseases, including heart
disease, diabetes, stroke, some
cancers, and osteoporosis
 Reduce high blood pressure
 Lower high cholesterol
 Improve well-being
 Improve the ability to fight off
illness.
 Improve your ability to recover
from illness or injury
 Increase your energy level

3.verbalize the risk

factors of having not
enough nutrition 1:1 discussion 5 minutes Visual aids Question and answer
 Weight loss
  Malnutrition
 extreme fatigue
 a rapid heart rate
 fever
 irritability
 general ill feeling, or malaise
4. identify the different
ways on how to improve 1:1 discussion 10 minutes Visual aids Question and answer
nutrition and increase  Eat Small Meals More
appetite Frequently
 Eat Nutrient-Rich Foods such
as fruits, vegetables, whole
grains
 Add More Calories to Your
Meals such as peanut butter,
whole milk, fish, chicken.
 eating a meal with others or try
eating while watching videos.
 Schedule Meal Times
 Don’t Skip Breakfast
 Eat Less Fiber
 Incorporate Healthy Snacks
such as Fruits like bananas,
apples, oranges and crackers
 Eat More of Your Favorite
Foods
 Exercise More
 Limit Beverages With Meals
 Health Teaching Plan
Purpose: To provide patient and significant other information about the risk of fever and ways on how to reduce it.
Goal: The patient and significant other will be able to perform tepid sponge bath procedure confidently in a correct manner.
Objectives Content outline Method of Time allotted Resources Evaluation
instruction
After 30 minutes of
effective health teaching,
the client and significant
other will be able to:
 Fever is the temporary 1:1 discussion 5 minutes Visual aids Verbalize own
1. verbalize own increase in the body’s understanding
understanding of fever temperature in response to a
disease or illness.

2. verbalize the risk  The person’s health status 1:1 discussion 5 minutes Visual aids Question and answer
factors of Fever  The person’s age
 Certain occupations
 Use of certain medical
procedures and drugs
 Exposure to infections (for
example, through travel or
contact with infected
people, animals, or insects)
  Drink plenty of fluids, 1:1 discussion 5 minutes Visual aids Question and answer
3. identify the different particularly water
ways on how to control or  loosening or removing
decrease body excess clothing
temperature
 tepid sponge bath
 placing a cool, wet cloth on
the forehead
 Make sure you have plenty
of rest, including bed rest.

 Fill in basin with cold water 1:1 discussion 15 minutes Visual aids Question and answer
4. demonstrate the proper and mixed it up with hot
way of applying tepid water. Make sure to check
sponge bath its temperature. It should be
neither too hot nor too cold.
 Immerse or dip small towels
in the lukewarm water.
Squeeze it to avoid
dripping, and gently apply
on the forehead, the axilla
or armpits, and the groin
area. Do this for about 20 to
30 minutes and repeat if
necessary. Heat transfer is
much more effective when
compresses are applied on
areas with large superficial
 blood vessels such as the
axillary and groin areas.
 Carefully wipe the patients'
extremities for about 5
minutes. Then proceed with
back and buttocks area for
about 5-10 minutes.