Name ______________________________
Action Plan Activities
A. Required Reading:
National Geographic Article (NG) Mending Hearts
NY Times or Guardian
Newspaper articles
B. Blood Pressure/Heart Rate
Quiz Score _____
Novice
0-2
Apprentice
3
Practitioner
4
-Reads National
Geographic article
and one newspaper
articles
-No NG questions
completed
-Reads National
Geographic article and
one newspaper article
-Partially completes
NG questions and
provides brief
summary lacking detail
-Demonstrates ability
to use blood pressure
and heart rate
equipment with help
-Answers all
questions.
-Demonstrates ability
to use blood pressure
and heart rate
equipment.
-Answers all questions
with some detail.
-Reads National
Geographic article
and one newspaper
article
- Complete the NG
questions, self
checks, and
summarize one
newspaper article
-Demonstrates
proficiency in use of
blood pressure
equipment
-Answers all
questions. Detailed
explanations of
blood pressure
values, exercise and
relationship to heart
disease
-Demonstrates little
ability to identify
differences in blood
charts and some
knowledge of some
component parts of
blood
-Demonstrates ability
to identify differences
in blood charts and
general knowledge of
component parts of
blood
-Demonstrates
ability to analyze
blood charts and
general knowledge
of component parts
of blood
-Correctly identifies
patient prone to
heart disease with 2
accompanying
reasons for choice
No research
conducted
-Researches heart
statistics for country
and displays in
classroom
-Identifies differences
in heart disease in
different countries
-Researches heart
statistics for country
and presents in clear
display in classroom
-Provides 3 reasons
to account for
differences in heart
disease in different
countries
- Sequences stages of
arteriosclerosis with
difficulty
-Identifies 2 coronary
arteries
-Defines what statins
do
- Sequences stages of
arteriosclerosis with 2
or more mistakes
-Identifies 2 coronary
arteries
-Explains how statins
are to treat heart
disease and provides
some detail on CVD
risk factors
Exhibits a proficient
understanding of CV
disease by…..
-Accurately
sequencing stages of
arteriosclerosis
-Identifying all
coronary arteries
-Explaining CVD
risk factors
Notes ____
C. Blood
Quiz Score _____
Verbal Score _____
Notes ____
D. Heart Disease Statistics and
Research
Quiz Score _____
E. Heart Disease
ID Coronary Blood Vessels _____
Quiz Score _____
Sequence Score _____
Notes ____
Self Assessment and Unit Evaluation Complete _________
Expert
5
-Reads National
Geographic article
and both newspaper
articles
-Summarizes both
newspaper articles
and compares the
content.
-Demonstrates high
degree of proficiency
in using blood
pressure and heart
rate equipment and
manual cuff. (Nurse)
-Explains physiology
behind blood sounds
-Answers all
questions with
additional info to
practitioner
-Demonstrates ability
to analyze blood
charts and detailed
knowledge of
component parts of
blood
-Correctly identifies
patient prone to heart
disease with 3
accompanying
reasons for choice
-Researches heart
statistics for country
and presents in clear
display in classroom
-Provides 4 reasons
to account for
differences in heart
disease in different
countries and
different parts of the
US
As with practitioner
and including ability
to
-explain
arteriosclerosis
without use of notes
-identify all coronary
arteries and veins
-explains how each
risk factor
contributes to CVD