Community Teaching Work Plan Proposal for Effective Hand Washing Practices

This proposal outlines a community teaching plan for pre-schoolers aged 4 years on effective hand washing practices as a primary prevention/health promotion measure. The proposal includes epidemiological rationale, nursing diagnosis, readiness for learning, learning theory, goals, behavioral objectives, creativity, planned evaluation, barriers, and communication strategies.

Community Teaching Work Plan Proposal
Directions: Develop an educational series proposal for your community using one of the
following four topics:
1) Bioterrorism/Disaster
2) Environmental Issues
3) Primary Prevention/Health Promotion
4) Secondary Prevention/Screenings for a Vulnerable Population
Planning Before Teaching:
Name and Credentials of Teacher:
Estimated Time Teaching Will Last: 3
months
Location of Teaching:
Supplies, Material, Equipment Needed:
Posters, video presentations, boards,
flashcards, and arrangement for skit
Estimated Cost:
Community and Target Aggregate:
Pre-schoolers aged 4 years
Topic: Effective hand washing practices- Primary prevention/Health promotion
Epidemiological Rationale for Topic (statistics related to topic):
According to statistical reports, an estimated 1.4 million children, aged less than 5 years are
found to suffer from pneumonia and diarrhea around the world. Hand washing and effective
hand hygiene can help in preventing 1 out of 10 cases of diarrhea associated illnesses and 1 out 6
cases of pneumonia. Both of these diseases account for more than 29% of all children death that
accounts for more than 2 million death of children on a global scale. Transmission of infection
via contaminated objects and hands play a crucial role in infection spread (Unicef.org, 2018).
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Improved hand hygiene practices can lead to a reduction in gastrointestinal infection among
children by 31% and respiratory infections by 21%. This calls for the need of promoting hand
washing practices across schools.
Nursing Diagnosis:
 Assessing the body temperature
 Monitoring swelling, redness and pain
 Monitoring urine appearance
 Evaluating sanitation practices
 WBC count assessment
Readiness for Learning:
 Motivation- It will help the learners focus on a directed goal
 Will power and readiness- Strong willpower to learn about the potential benefits of the
community teaching plan will help in development of a positive attitude.
 Learner’s ability- The creativity, intelligence, and aptitude of the learner would facilitate
learning
 Attention
 Level of aspirations and achievement
Learning Theory to Be Utilized: Kolb’s learning theory will be used for the purpose. The
theory states that the process of learning comprises of attainment of abstract ideas that can be
easily applied in different situations. Transformation of experience will help the audience to gain
an understanding of the hand washing concepts. The different stages encompassed by this theory
include tangible experiences, reflective observations, theoretical conceptualization, and active
experimentation (DeCoux, 2016).
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Goal:
Topic- Educational and Community-Based Programs
Objectives-
ECBP-4.1 (Healthy People 2020, 2018)
The rationale behind this objective is related to the fact that most young children do not consider
hand hygiene as a priority. Thus, good hygiene practices should be incorporated in the school
curriculum.
How Does This HP2020 Objective Relate to Alma Ata’s Health for All Global Initiatives
(See page 116 in the textbook)?
The Alma Ata Declaration illustrates on primary health care and promotes education for all
prevailing health conditions and the methods that can be applied to prevent or manage them. This
is in accordance with HP2020 objective (Labonte et al., 2014).
Develop Behavioral Objectives (Including Domains), Content, and Strategies/Methods:
Behavioral Objective
and Domain
Example – Third-grade students
will name one healthy food
choice in each of the five food
groups by the end of the
presentation. (Cognitive Domain)
Content
(be specific)
Example – The Food Pyramid has
five food groups which are….
Healthy foods from each group
are….
Unhealthy foods containing a lot
of sugar or fat are….
Strategies/Methods
(label and describe)
Example – Interactive poster
presentation of the Food
Pyramid. After an explanation of
the poster and each food
category, allow students to place
pictures of foods on the correct
spot on the pyramid. Also, have
the class analyze what a child had
for lunch by putting names of
foods on the poster and
discussing what food group still
needs to be eaten throughout day.
1. The pre-schoolers will be
able to tell the importance
of hand-washing
1. Hand-washing comprises
of the act of cleaning hands
with the aim of removing
dirt, germs and soil
1. A poster will be
presented. The benefits of
hand-washing will be
explained. They will be
asked questions to gain a
feedback
2.They will recognize that
germs spread easily
2. Proper hand-washing
steps are able to remove or
kill germs that are not
2. Video presentations shall
be made that shows how
germs spread across people
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visible to naked eyes
3. They will cover their
mouth while sneezing or
coughing
3. Sneezing and coughing
emit gas clouds and droplets
that contain germs, which
linger and spread at a rapid
rate
3. A portrait will a sheet of
paper on the face will be
made to show a covered
mouth. The importance of
covering a cough or a
sneeze will be explained
4. They will be able to
follow the six steps of hand-
washing
4.
Following the seven steps
effectively removes germs
4. Role play will be
conducted where all the
steps will be demonstrated
in real time
Creativity:
Use of posters, cutting out portraits, flashcards and making videos on the topic involved
creativity.
Planned Evaluation of Objectives (Outcome Evaluation):
1) Their ability to understand why hand-washing is essential- By showing them pictures of
practices where germs are spreading and asking if it is right or wrong
2) They will be able to recognize spread of germs- By showing videos that do not follow hand
etiquette and taking feedback
3) They will demonstrate proper cough etiquette- By making them participate in a skit on hand
and hygiene
4) They will regularly maintain hand hygiene- Participation in the skit
Planned Evaluation of Goal:
Effectiveness of the teaching plan will be evaluated after three months in the form of an
assessment where the students will be required to give practical demonstration
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Planned Evaluation of Lesson and Teacher (Process Evaluation):
Using checklists to determine guided activity, independent activity, and take follow-ups
Barriers:
 Ignorance
 Resistance
 Lack of attention
These will be overcome by asking questions that will make the sessions more engaging. Lessons
would be colorful, bright and interactive. Forming a positive community in the classroom to
make the students feel comfortable and free and educating on their wellbeing are some other
effective strategies.
Communication:
 Introduce each other and motivate them to participate in the discussion to help them focus
their attention
 Use of simple language
 Use of uncomplicated and short sentences
 Brief pause between sentences to obtain feedback
 Praise all students for effectively following the plan and give some rewards on their
success
 Non-verbal skills would encompass kinesics such as, shaking the head and nodding,
maintaining eye contact, smiling facial expression, warm body language, humour and soft
tone of voice.
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References
DeCoux, V. M. (2016). Kolb's learning style inventory: A review of its applications in nursing
research. Journal of Nursing Education, 29(5), 202-207.
Healthy People 2020. (2018). Educational and Community-Based Programs. Retrieved from
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/Educational-and-
Community-Based-Programs/objectives#4250
Labonte, R., Sanders, D., Packer, C., & Schaay, N. (2014). Is the Alma Ata vision of
comprehensive primary health care viable? Findings from an international
project. Global health action, 7(1), 24997.
Unicef.org. (2018). Pneumonia and diarrhoea kill 1.4 million children each year, more than all
other childhood illnesses combined – UNICEF. Retrieved from
https://www.unicef.org/media/media_93168.html
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