Date/

Time

Topic

April
20,
2016

Hypertension
I.
II.

III.

IV.

V.

Content

Definition
Hypertension is a common
condition in which the longDefinition
term force of the blood
How to
against your artery walls is
take blood high enough that it may
pressure
eventually cause health
Risk factors problems, such as heart
to
disease.
developing
hypertensio How to take BP?
n
1. Locate your pulse.
Common
2. Wrap the cuff around
drugs that
your arm (1 inch above
regulate
the bend of elbow).
blood
3. Check the tightness of
pressure
the cuff by slipping 2
DASH diet
fingertips underneath.
4. Slide the head of the
stethoscope under the
cuff.
5. Inflate the cuff.
6. Deflate the cuff.
7. Listen for the systolic
reading.
8. Listen for the diastolic
reading.
9. Record result.
Risk factors
Age
Race
Family History

Objectives

Strategies

At the end of
the session, the
clients will be
able to:

Educators will start

out the session by
asking some
questions about
hypertension to
evaluate their
knowledge about it
and what topics we
need to
emphasized during
the session.

1. Define
hypertensio
n in his own
words
2. Learn how
to take his/
her own
blood
pressure
3. Identify risk
factors that
made the
client more
susceptible
to the
disease
4. Enumerate
common
drugs for
high blood
pressure
5. Understand
the
importance
of DASH
diet

Handouts will also

be given to the
clients about
hypertension.
There will be a
question and
answer after the
session for clients
to know more
information.
Rather than just let
the clients read
how to take their
bp, role playing will
be done during that
topic.

Person
Responsibilities

Evaluation

The health
To evaluate the
teaching is done
clients, we
by Alex and Mike. would let them
do a return
Alex will open up demonstration
the session by
on taking the
introducing
blood pressure
themselves then
and also ask
discuss the first
them on what
three topics.
they've learned.
We would also
The last two
ask some
topics will be
questions to
discussed by
some clients to
Mike.
know if they
understood the
Both educators
topic.
will do the role
play.
Goals are met
if:
If the
objectives were
achieved
The clients
showed
interest during
the session
through active
listening

Date/
Time

Topic

Content

Overweight/Obese
Sedentary Lifestyle
Too much sodium in diet
Too little potassium in diet
Drinking too much alcohol
Stress

Drugs
Thiazide diuretics
Beta blockers
ACE inhibitors
Calcium channel blockers
Angiotensin II receptor
blockers
Renin inhibitors
DASH diet
Eat more fruits,
vegetables, and low-fat
dairy food
Eat more whole grain food,
fish, poultry, and nuts
Lessen on high in
saturated fat, cholesterol,
and trans fats food
Limit sodium, sweets,
sugary drinks, and red
meats

Objectives

Strategies

Person
Responsibilities

Evaluation
The educators
strategies
worked and
gave them good
information
about the topic