1. Teaching plan should include: what will be taught, when teaching will occur, where teaching takes place, who will teach and learn, how teaching will occur
2. Deciding what will be taught is a decision that Educator and the patient need to make together
3. The goal is to make patient as competent as he needs to manage his or her won healthcare needs
4. Look at the information that the patient "needs to know", and "what is nice to know"
5. Start with the information that the patient needs to know and select where the patient wants to start
6. Plan when you will teach, taking the length of hospital stay
7. Determine what works with patients and offer options that are realistic
8. Does the patient prefer to have education done in the morning or evening?
9. Does the patient prefer short or longer, or in-depth session?
10. As you implement the plan, assess how quick the patient can learn information
11. During the teaching session observe for signs of fatigue, yawning, inability to concentrate
12. Keep teaching session short no more than 30 minutes and shorter than 5 minutes
13. Plan where you will teach, and include comfort and privacy
14. If patient may ask intimate question, look for an empty room
15. Whatever setting you use, try to limit distractions and interruption
16. Plan who will teach to and who will learn
17. Patients who had similar experience can be helpful
18. Include teaching people other than the patient such as spouse, children or caregiver
19. Plan how you will teach, use data from the assessment about patient preferred learning style to select the method
20. Global learners likes to understand big picture first and work down to details
21. Linear learners wants details first and expect a bigger picture to emerge
22. If the client is a visual learner, select teaching material that involve reading, writing, and watching visual media
23. Auditory learners need to hear information through spoken explanations and may remember information's better than pamphlets
24. Tactile learners must touch, manipulate and perform task to learn