Lesson Plan Template for Affective Learning Activity Portion of
Lesson Plan Number 7
Lesson Title:
Lesson Purpose:
Lesson Learner Objectives:
Setting for this Learning Activity:
Type of Learning Activity:
Domain (s) addressed:
Heart Failure (Lesson number four in the
Basic Health Alterations in Cardiology
course)
This lesson will facilitate a basic
understanding of the mechanisms and
nursing interventions of congestive heart
failure.
At the end of this lesson, the student will
1. Discuss the pathophysiology of
heart failure.
2. Compare and contrast the
differences between right and left
heart failure.
3. Utilize the nursing process and
nursing care plan form to identify
appropriate nursing interventions
for heart failure
Outside the classroom.
Students will write a Nursing Care Plan
for the case scenario that will include:
1. Assessment supporting nursing
diagnosis; including subjective
and objective data
2. Three nursing diagnoses
3. Short term and long term goals
for each nursing diagnosis
4. Three nursing interventions for
each goal
5. Scientific rationale, with
references, for each intervention
6. Evaluation of each nursing
intervention (if unable to
determine outcome, discuss
potential outcomes with
alternative interventions)
Cognitive and Affective Domain
Equipment Needed: Nursing Care Plan Form; case study.
Students will need paper, pens, and
textbooks.

Time Needed to complete the One hour

Learning Activity:
Describe in detail the Learning Using a case scenario, the student will
Activity: work independently to create a nursing
care plan for a patient in heart failure.

Assessment of Learning: Rubric based evaluation

Attach any materials to be used to Nursing Care Plan Form

support this activity. (See Below)
Assessment to Nursing Diagnosis Goals/Outcomes Nursing Scientific Rationale Evaluation
support chosen nsg (3 required) Interventions/Actions Were goals met?
dx Short term (cite an appropriate Provide evidence.
Related to… At least three for each source: text, Would you modify
Include S/O data: Long term goal nursing care plan this plan? If yes,
What the patient As evidenced by… book…) briefly state what you
says, what you see, would change.
Would you choose a
pertinent labs, different priority
diagnostic data, diagnosis? Why?
medications, etc.

(Nursing Care Plan Form courtesy of Grays Harbor College, 2008).