Patient Teaching Plan for the Older Adult and
Grading Rubric
Directions: You are the nurse assigned to an adult patient and recognizes a teaching need. The teaching plan you will develop will
contain the following components. The teaching plan is worth 100 points.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Overview: general assessment of the patient.
Teaching Plan: Subject matter being taught to patient. Includes what it is you intend for the patient to obtain based on the patient’s need.
Learner Goal (outcome): the aim or outcome that you want your learner to achieve as a result of the education provided to the patient
SMART format: Goal is patient specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely.
Aim of teaching: Maintaining and promoting health, preventing illness, restoring health, or facilitating coping.
Learning style: Visual learners like to see what they are being taught. Auditory learners prefer to hear instruction being given.
Kinesthetic learners learn through touch.
7. Assessment parameters included: Knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to meet goal; readiness to learn, ability to learn, learning
strengths.
8. Learning domain: Cognitive, psychomotor, affective.
9. Teaching strategy: how all the above will be achieved, i.e. lecture, demonstration, discussion, etc. materials that can be used and resources
that can be needed for the lesson to be successful and essential to teaching your lesson plan are listed and may include demonstrations,
audio-visuals, handouts, experiments, stories, game playing and any number of other creative items.
10. References: Must include at least two references: one from a scholarly source (may be any text from Course) and one from a
national recognized source: Ex:
Mayo Clinic (https://www.mayoclinic.org)
The Hartford Institute of Geriatric Nursing (https://hign.org)
AIMS CENTER: Advancing Integrated Mental Health Solutions (http://aims.uw.edu/population/older-adults)
University of Maryland Baltimore: Assessment tools https://www.umaryland.edu/gerontology/assessment-tools/
U.S. National Library of Medicine: Medline Plus (https://medlineplus.gov)
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Teaching topics
You may use one of the following topics for your patient teaching plan: Safety, rest, sleep, sexuality, pain, falls, mobility, polypharmacy,
social isolation, rheumatoid arthritis, obesity, alcoholism, depression, loss/grief, You may also decide on a different topic, but remember,
your topic must reflect a teaching need of an adult who is at least 65 years old.
GRADING RUBRIC
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
2 Points
4 Points
Overview: a
synopsis about
what is going to
be taught is
disorganized,
unclear.
Learner
outcome/goal is
incomplete,
difficult to
understand and
inappropriate to
the subject being
taught
Goal of patient
teaching does not
incorporate all
components of a
SMART format.
Aim of patient
teaching is not
stated, defined, or
demonstrated in
teaching plan.
Overview: a
synopsis about what
is going to be taught
is not clear and is
poorly organized.
Overview: a synopsis
about what is going to be
taught is somewhat clear
with key information
missing.
Overview: a synopsis about
what is going to be taught is
clear, concise but key
information is missing.
Overview: a synopsis about
what is going to be taught is
clear, concise, creative and
comprehensive.
Learner
outcome/goal is not
complete and is
inappropriate to the
subject being taught
Learner outcome/goal is
not complete and is
somewhat appropriate to
the subject being taught
Learner outcome/goal is not
complete but is appropriate to
the subject being taught
Learner outcome/goal is
comprehensive and appropriate
to the subject being taught
Goal of patient
teaching
incorporates 1-2
components of a
SMART format.
Aim of patient
teaching is stated,
defined, and
demonstrated in
teaching plan, but
does not relate to
subject being
taught,
Identification of
patient’s learning
style identified, but
no explanation
provided on how
style was
determined.
Goal of patient teaching
incorporates 3 components
of a SMART format.
Goal of patient teaching
incorporates 4 components of
a SMART format.
Goal of patient teaching
includes all components of a
SMART format.
Aim of patient teaching is
clearly stated, defined, but
not demonstrated in
teaching plan.
Aim of patient teaching is
clearly stated, defined, but
poorly demonstrated in
teaching plan.
Aim of patient teaching is
clearly stated, defined, and
demonstrated in teaching plan.
Identification of patient’s
learning style identified,
but poor explanation
provided on how style was
determined.
Patient’s learning style
identified, and explanation
how learning style was
determined clear.
Patient’s learning style
identified, and exceptional
explanation how learning style
was determined is provided.
Assessment
parameters
included, but not
described.
One assessment parameter
included and described.
Two (2) to three (3)
assessment parameters
included and described.
Three (3) to four (4) assessment
parameters included and
described.
Identification of
patient’s learning
style not
identified, and no
explanation
provided on how
style was
determined.
Assessment
parameters not
included.
6 Points
8 Points
10 Points
Points
Received
7.
Learning domain
not included.
8.
Teaching strategy
and format are not
clear.
9.
Teaching plan is
complicated, and
inconsistent with
teaching goal.
Poorly presented;
or in appropriate
grade level; Lacks
resources and
references
10.
Learning domain
included and
appropriately
relates to goal of
patient teaching, but
not demonstrated.
Teaching strategy
and format are
inappropriate to the
subject.
Teaching plan is
complicated and
inconsistent with
teaching goal.
Written at either
<or> 5-6 grade
level; but lacking
resources and
references
Learning domain included
and appropriately relates to
goal of patient teaching, but
not clearly demonstrated.
Learning domain included
and appropriately relates to
goal of patient teaching and
clearly demonstrated.
Learning domain included and
appropriately relates to goal of
patient teaching and
exceptionally demonstrated.
Teaching strategy is higher
or lower level and not the
best format for teaching the
subject.
Teaching plan is simple,
not engaging, but
consistent with teaching
goal.
Written @ greater than 5-6
grade level or lacking
either resources or
references
Teaching strategy is
appropriate level but not the
best format for teaching the
subject.
Teaching plan is simple,
somewhat engaging and
consistent with teaching goal.
Teaching strategy is appropriate
level and format for the subject.
Written @ greater than 5-6
grade level
Resources included
Material referenced
Written @
5-6 grade level
Resources included
Material referenced
Teaching plan is simple, yet
engaging and consistent with
teaching goal.
TOTAL POINTS EARNED
TEACHING PLAN EXAMPLE
Overview:
How was teaching need
determined.
Aim of Patient Teaching:
Nursing diagnosis:
Teaching Plan:
Subject matter being
taught to patient.
Includes what it is you
intend for the patient to
obtain based on the
patient’s need:
Learner Goal:
What the patient is
to be able to do
once teaching is
completed. Ex.
Pt will…
 be able to state
 During patient interview,
the names of
patient stated, appeared,
current
etc.
medications and
 Patient stated she/he was
possible drugnot aware of…
drug or drug Patient’s spouse
reported…
food
 Patient’s physical exam
interactions.
revealed…
 Pt will
 Staff reports…
demonstrate…
Social assessment revealed…
 Pt will describe
needed changes
in…
 One diagnosis
required.
 Patient’s
physiological
response.
Supporting
signs/symptoms:

Patient Learning Style:
Refer to Unit 4
Describe how patient’s
learning style was
determined
Subject and or
objective data
Assessment Parameters:


Refer to Unit 4
Must be culturally
competent
Learning Domain:
Describe how this is
determined.
Teaching Strategy:
1. Assess readiness to learn;
current level of understanding
of…, previous experiences
with…
2. Risk factor assessment (may
be found on-line through
various sites. Site must be
referenced).
3. Lecture, demonstration,
discussion, etc. materials that
can be used and resources that
can be needed for the lesson to
be successful and essential to
teaching your lesson plan are
listed and may include roleplay, demonstrations, audiovisuals, handouts, experiments,
stories, game playing and any
number of other creative items.
Overview:
Nursing diagnosis:
Teaching Plan:
Learner Goal:
Aim of Patient Teaching:
Supporting
signs/symptoms:
Patient Learning Style:
Assessment Parameters:
Learning Domain:
Teaching Strategy: