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THE HEALTH TEACHING PLAN SHOULD FOCUS ON HOME CARE

FOR PATIENTS WITH MOOD DISORDER
Health Teaching Plan

Objectives Content Teaching Strategies Time Persons Involved Resources Evaluation

Allotment
After student nurse-
client interaction the
client and family
will be able to:

*know about Bipolar I. Definition of Bipolar Disorder Lecture-Discussion 5 minutes Student Nurse Man Power
illness Bipolar disorder or manic-depressive It provides a way to Patient Man Hour
disorder, which is also referred to as communicate a large Patient's Family Visual aids
bipolar affective disorder or manic amount of
depression, is a psychiatric diagnosis that information to many
describes a category of mood disorders listeners, maximizes
defined by the presence of one or more instructor control and
episodes of abnormally elevated energy is non-threatening to
levels, cognition, and mood with or patient(s).
without one or more depressive episodes. Ref.(Cashin, 1990)
II. S/S of Bipolar Disorder Demonstrations 10 minutes
• Feeling hopeless, sad, or empty. Patients are set up to
• Irritability specifically focuses
• Inability to experience pleasure on which potentially
• Fatigue or loss of energy conceptualize class
• Physical and mental sluggishness material more
effectively.
• Appetite or weight change Ref.
(http://en.wikipedia.or
• Sleep problems
g/wiki/Demonstration
• Concentration and memory _%28teaching%29)
problems

• Feelings of worthlessness or guilt

 • Thoughts of death or suicide

III. Management of Bipolar disorder

a. Ensure safety
b. Administer medications and monitor the
Explaining
patient's response
* show ways to This form is similar
c. Set limits on behavior when needed
manage bipolar to lecturing. It is 5 minutes
d. Use short, simple sentences to
disorder,adhere to teaching by giving a
communicate
treatment and discourse on a
e. Frequently provide finger foods that are
medications,and on specific subject that is
high in calories and protein
how to avoid risk- open to the public,
f. Promote rest and sleep
taking behavior usually given in the
g. Channel client's need for movement
classroom.
into socially acceptable motor activities
to lecturing.
(Videbeck,2006)
Ref.
IV.Administer medications and monitor
(http://en.wikipedia.or
the patient's response
g/wiki/Teaching_meth
Lithium
od)
There is a need for adequate salt and fluid
Modeling 5 minutes
intake. Symptoms of lithium toxicity
used as a visual aid to
includes N/V, diarrhea, reduced
learning. It can
coordination,drowsiness, slurred speech,
visualize an object or
muscle weakness.(Videbeck,2006)
problem, then use
reasoning and
hypothesizing to
V. Risky behavior and on how to avoid it
determine an answer.
a. Suicide
Ref.
b. Drug or alcohol abuse
( http://en.wikipedia.o
c.Violence
rg/wiki/Teaching_met
*Provide Safe Environment
hod)
*Initiating a No-Suicide Contract
Demonstrations 5minutes
*Creating A support system List
Patients are set up to
(Videbeck,2006)
specifically focuses
on which potentially
 conceptualize
classmaterial more
effectively. 10 minutes
VI. Patient's Response Ref.
VII.Family Response (http://en.wikipedia.o
g/wiki/Demonstration
_%28teaching%29)
*To evaluate Active Learning.
realististic plans learning environments
that allow “learners to
talk and listen, read,
write, and reflect
Ref. Meyers and
Jones (1993)