PATIENT TEACHING PLAN

Learner Assessment

Primary Health Problem: The patient has dementia, & Acute Encephalopathy. She is also a fall risk.
Learning Need: The patient needs to use the call bell and needs to understand the purpose of bed alarms
to prevent falls.
Readiness: The patient is alert and attentive. However, due to her dementia and acute encephalopathy,
she has limited cognition. She states, “I do not want to be here longer than necessary.”
Motivation: The patient is eager to leave the hospital and misses her family. She acknowledges she needs
help with standing & ambulating to decrease her risk for falling.
Learning Style: The patient stated she is a visual learner.
Reading Comprehension: The patient stated she likes to read romance novels.

Nursing Diagnosis

Deficient Knowledge related to fall risk prevention aeb patient stating, “I do not know that the call bell is
for, or how to use it.”

Learning Outcomes Content Outline Teaching Methods

Upon completion of the teaching
activities, the patient will be
able to:
1) Patient will correctly
state two purposes of
using the call bell, at the
end of teaching.
2) Patient will correctly
identify two ways to
prevent falls, at the end
of teaching.
3) Patient will demonstrate
correct use of the call
bell, at the end of
teaching.
1) The purpose of the call 1) 1:1 discussion.
bell is to get assistance 2) Demonstration.
when needed, to prevent 3) Show back.
falls, which can lead to 4) Visual aid hung in
injury, & a longer room.
hospital stay.
2) Use call bell & utilize
bed/chair alarms as a
reminder to sit down.
3) The call bell will be in
your reach at all times.
Push the large red
button on the remote to
notify the RN you need
assistance.

Evauluation

1) The patient was able to correctly state two purposes of using the call bell.
2) The patient was able to correctly identify two ways to prevent falls.
3) The patient was able to demonstrate how to use the call bell. However, due to dementia and acute
encephalopathy, she needed to be re-taught every hour.