Health Teaching Plan Goal: To address wide range of concerns regarding hypertension, as the most prevalent heath concern

of SSS employees, for the promotion and prevention of further incapacitating disease Objective: At the end of 1 hour nursing intervention, participants/SSS employees will be able to acquire and carry out knowledge gained from educational activities in order to promote and sustain positive changes in health behaviors Specific Learning Objective At the end of nursing intervention; Knowledge: The employees will be educated about vital information regarding hypertension -Definition of hypertension -Multifactorial causes of hypertension -Systemic effect of hypertension -complications brought about by hypertension Discussion: 2 student nurses will define hypertension based from acquired knowledge and will ask participation of employees by giving the definition in their own cues -Visual Aids / Pamphlets -Man power-2 student nurses February 10, 2010; 3:003:10pm Learning Content Methodology / Strategies Resources Time Frame Evaluation

At the end of 1 hour of nursing intervention; -75% of the participants were able to give their own definition about hypertension

The employees will be able to identify the

BP CATEGORIES: Normal: <120/80 mmHg Prehypertension:

Discussion: a

-Visual Aids / Pamphlets -Man power: 1 student nurse

February 10, 2010; 3:103:15pm

- The employees were able to identify the given

new BP categories in hypertension as stated in the JNC VII Guidelines in Hypertension

120/80 89/139 mmHg; Stage 1: 140/90 159/99 mmHg Stage 2: 160/100 mmHg -Ways on how to avoid/prevent hypertension: cessation of smoking; enough and proper exercise; right type and amount of food; consultation to health care provider

The employees will be able to enumerate ways on how to avoid hypertension

student nurse will talk about the categories of hypertension written in large fonts so employees would clearly see it; Presentation of sample BP readings for categorization by the employees Picture presentation and Discussion: letter-size bond paper containing picture of ways on how to avoid hypertension - Each student nurse will explain the different ways of avoiding high blood pressure while showing the picture. Each one will also ask the employees about the

reading of blood pressures according to their category as normal, prehypertension, stage 1 and stage 2 of hypertension >Visual Aids / Pamphlets >Man power 2 student nurses February 10, 2010; 3:153:30pm -The employees were able to identify 3 out of 4 ways on how to prevent/avoid hypertension

February 10, 2010; 3:303:45pm 2 student nurses 2 BP apparatus -The employees were able to

S kills: The employees will be able to

Guidelines on getting the blood pressure:

perform blood pressure taking and reading

-Position of the client -Placing the cuff 1 inch above the antecubital fossa, and the like

different ways they remembered Discussion, return demonstration: A student nurse will demonstrate on how to correctly perform blood pressure taking on her partner while the other one will provide verbal questions about the guidelines on taking BP. Then, 2 employees will be asked to perform which will be checked later on Discussion

correctly take and read the blood pressure of their partner

February 10, 2010; 3:454:00pm 4 student nurses pamhlet -The employees were able to identify at least 3 benefits of having a controlled hypertension

Affective: The employees will be able to verbalize appreciation on having a controlled blood pressure

Benefits of having a controlled blood pressure