Diabetic Foot Care And Prevention of Foot Injury

Running head: NURSING TEACHING PLAN
DIABETIC FOOT CARE AND PREVENTION OF FOOT INJURY
Name of the Student
Name of the University
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Introduction
Diabetes is a very prevalent disease in people worldwide. Proper treatment must be
implemented to cure or prevent this disease since it possesses additional risks related to health.
Among these, foot care is an integral part of care procedure in diabetic patient. Diabetes elevated
the glucose level in the blood. It can damage the nerves in the feet and caused clinical condition
known as peripheral neuropathy (Feldman, 2017). Therefore, it is significant to the people with
diabetes to follow foot care in their everyday routine. In this care process, nurses have critical
role to prevent this additional complications appeared in the patient.
Pre teaching assessment consideration
In this teaching procedure, the nurses should have the preliminary detailed knowledge
about the diabetes and the complexities related to this disease. The nurses should have prior
information about patients’ knowledge about the disease and related factors. They should
consider the patient’s value, belief during treatment (Stokke et al., 2014). Cultural competency
and language are other significant factors that the nurse should maintain while communicating
with the patient (Kohlbry, 2016).
Teaching plan template
Topic Undertake discharge education of a diabetic
patient needing to understand how to perform
foot care and prevent foot injuries.
Lesson objective To increase understanding of foot
care and prevention of foot injury in
diabetic patient

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Session length 18 min Number of
students
10 Resources required  Computer/ projector
 Internet
 Marker pens
 Audio system
Learners
characteristics
(assessment of
learners)
First year Nursing students. English and Non-
english speaking. Eagerness to learning.
Professional and interpersonal skills.
Communication and interaction. Knowledge and
understanding.
Approach and
modality
Evidence-based teaching, problem-
based learning. Powerpoint
presentation.Modalities used- audio-
visual, discussion, questionnaires,
powerpoint, group work.
Sequence Activity type Approach/Modality Time Notes / rationale
1 Introduction Teacher led,
auditory;
2 min A brief description about the topic foot care in diabetes
and its importance in nursing care is given. The
background of this education is shortly discussed. The
learners are also asked to share their knowledge and
perception about this matter.