Teaching Care Plan on Wound Care

A. DESCRIPTION OF THE LEARNER The learner is a 67 year old Female who is diagnosed with Splenic flexure colonic adenocarcinoma who has been in the hospital
since January 20, 2017. She had undergone exploratory laparotomy 8 days ago, and occasionally complains of a fully soaked dressing in the operation site which prompted
her to verbalize a need for learning proper wound management. She is a high school graduate from Nueva Vizcaya and is only able to understand Ilocano as a medium of
instruction.
B. LEARNING NEED Wound Care Management
C. LEARNING DIAGNOSIS Knowledge deficit: Wound care related to lack of exposure
D. GOAL After 15 minutes of health teaching, the client will be able to enhance their knowledge on how to aseptically care for her wound.
E. SUMMARY OF THE TEACHING CARE PLAN

Behavioral Learning Learning Content Teaching Strategy Time Allotment and Method of Evaluation
Objectives Resources Needed
After 15 minutes of health
teaching, the clients will be able
to:
1. Demonstrate proper hand Step-by-step procedure of hand Demonstration  5 minutes Return demonstration
washing washing
Importance of hand washing for
wound care

2. Demonstrate proper  Wash your hands One-on-one lecture discussion  5 minutes Return demonstration using
wound care  Get your supplies  Pamphlet Containing faux wound
(Scissors, Tape, Gauze, clear Information
water, mild soap/ antimicrobial  Gauze
solution)  Scissors
 Gently remove old dressing  Tape
 Pour enough solution to  Clear water
dampen the gauze
 Wipe your wound using
circular motions from the

3. Identify at least 3 signs of
infection
center of the wound
outward. Be sure to clean at
least one" beyond the
wound margins.
 Make sure you use a new
gauze each time you wipe
and discard the soiled one in
a plastic bag.
 Dry surrounding skin by
patting with a new gauze.
5 signs of infection One-on -one lecture discussion  3 minutes Instant feedback by asking the
 Thick green or yellow  Pamphlet Containing patient to identify ay least 3
drainage Information signs of infection
 Foul odor
 Redness or warmth around
wound
 Tenderness of surrounding
area
 Swelling

4. Explain the importance of Importance of wound care One-on-one lecture discussion  2 minutes Instant feedback by asking the
aseptic wound care Complications that can arise  Pamphlet Containing patient the importance of
with improper wound Information wound care
management

Reference:

Smeltzer, S.C., Bare, B.G., Hinkle, J.L., & Cheever, K.H. (2010). Brunner and Suddarth’s textbook of medical-surgical nursing (12th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins
 Saint Louis University
School of Nursing

Teaching Care Plan: Wound Care

Submitted by:
Kelli Rae R. Caceres
BSN 4C4

Submitted to:
Mrs. Rosemarie Pachao
February 1, 2017