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TEACHING PLAN
Introduction to Professional Nursing
West Coast University
Professor Saba Jamalpanah
February 19, 2014
Elinka Tahmasian
Tamara Dez Sahagian
Savita Bhogal
Kajal Kriti
Zulema Salcedo

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Outline
Case Scenario:
Reduce Sodium Intake for 70-year-old Dementia patients

I.

Identify:
a. Learners needs
b. Learners readiness
c. Learners style
d. How to enhance learning.
e. How to evaluate learning outcomes.
f. The learning goal.

II.

Educate the learner about Dementia

a. Types of dementia
b. Symptoms
c. Causes

III.

Educate the learner about Sodium/Salt

a. Discuss sodiums role in the body
i. Low/high levels of sodium effects

IV.

Educate the learner about how to control sodium levels

a. Diet/medications
b. Exercise

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V.

Educate the learner about the risks of other diseases regarding dementia and
sodium intake.
a. Hypertension
b. Kidney failure
c. Multiple organ failure
d. Heart failure

VI.

Inform the patient about current statistics regarding reducing sodium intake.