The benchmark assesses the following competency: 4.2 Communicate therapeutically with patients. The RN to BSN program meets the requirements for clinical competencies as defined by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), using nontraditional experiences for practicing nurses. These experiences come in the form of direct and indirect care experiences in which licensed nursing students engage in learning within the context of their hospital organization, specific care discipline, and local communities. Note:  The teaching plan proposal developed in this assignment will be used to develop your Community Teaching Plan: Community Presentation due in Topic 5. You are strongly encouraged to begin working on your presentation once you have received and submitted this proposal. Select one of the following as the focus for the teaching plan: 1. Primary Prevention/Health Promotion 2. Secondary Prevention/Screenings for a Vulnerable Population 3. Bioterrorism/Disaster 4. Environmental Issues Use the "Community Teaching Work Plan Proposal" resource to complete this assignment. This will help you organize your plan and create an outline for the written assignment. 1. After completing the teaching proposal, review the teaching plan proposal with a community health and public health provider in your local community. 2. Request feedback (strengths and opportunities for improvement) from the provider. 3. Complete the "Community Teaching Experience" form with the provider. You will submit this form in Topic 5. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion RUBRICS: The teaching plan is based on an approved topic. The epidemiological rational is well-supported and relevance to the topic is demonstrated. All assignment criteria are thoroughly completed. Rational and detail is provided throughout. The teaching plan is communicated with an activity that uses clear active listening techniques to connect with the audience. A clear description of how the attention of the audience was captured and how the presentation was concluded is presented. The teaching plan thoroughly describes nonverbal techniques that were employed, such as eye contact, appropriate dress for the setting, facial expressions, and voice intonation. Proposal is well-organized and logical. Ideas progress and relate to each other. Paragraph and transition construction guide the reader. Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. All format elements are correct. Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error. For initial post talk about the charts compositions: the chart size, .

1. The benchmark assesses the following competency:
4.2 Communicate therapeutically with patients.
The RN to BSN program meets the requirements for clinical
competencies as defined by the Commission on Collegiate
Nursing Education (CCNE) and the American Association of
Colleges of Nursing (AACN), using nontraditional experiences
for practicing nurses. These experiences come in the form of
direct and indirect care experiences in which licensed nursing
students engage in learning within the context of their hospital
organization, specific care discipline, and local communities.
Note: The teaching plan proposal developed in this assignment
will be used to develop your Community Teaching Plan:
Community Presentation due in Topic 5. You are strongly
encouraged to begin working on your presentation once you
have received and submitted this proposal.
Select one of the following as the focus for the teaching plan:
1. Primary Prevention/Health Promotion
2. Secondary Prevention/Screenings for a Vulnerable Population
3. Bioterrorism/Disaster
4. Environmental Issues
Use the "Community Teaching Work Plan Proposal" resource to
complete this assignment. This will help you organize your plan
and create an outline for the written assignment.
1. After completing the teaching proposal, review the teaching
plan proposal with a community health and public health
provider in your local community.
2. Request feedback (strengths and opportunities for
improvement) from the provider.
3. Complete the "Community Teaching Experience" form with
the provider. You will submit this form in Topic 5.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the
APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An
abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to

2. beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion
RUBRICS: The teaching plan is based on an approved topic.
The epidemiological rational is well-supported and relevance to
the topic is demonstrated.
All assignment criteria are thoroughly completed. Rational and
detail is provided throughout.
The teaching plan is communicated with an activity that uses
clear active listening techniques to connect with the audience. A
clear description of how the attention of the audience was
captured and how the presentation was concluded is presented.
The teaching plan thoroughly describes nonverbal techniques
that were employed, such as eye contact, appropriate dress for
the setting, facial expressions, and voice intonation.
Proposal is well-organized and logical. Ideas progress and relate
to each other. Paragraph and transition construction guide the
reader.
Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic
English. All format elements are correct.
Sources are completely and correctly documented, as
appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.
For initial post talk about the charts compositions: the chart
size, scales, orientation and value charting s well as the chart's
trustworthy and elegant design.
As for students reply posts, review and respond to atleast two of
your peers post.
Community Teaching Work Plan Proposal
Planning and Topic
Directions: Develop an educational series proposal for your

3. community using one of the following four topics:
1. Bioterrorism/Disaster
1. Environmental Issues
1. Primary Prevention/Health Promotion
1. Secondary Prevention/Screenings for a Vulnerable Population
Planning Before Teaching:
Name and Credentials of Teacher:
Estimated Time Teaching Will Last:
Location of Teaching:
Supplies, Material, Equipment Needed:
Estimated Cost:
Community and Target Aggregate:
Topic:
Identification of Focus for Community Teaching (Topic
Selection):
Epidemiological Rationale for Topic (Statistics Related to
Topic):
Teaching Plan Criteria
Your teaching plan will be graded based on its effectiveness and
relevance to the population selected. This assignment uses a
rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the
assignment to become familiar with the expectations for
successful completion.
Nursing Diagnosis:

4. Readiness for Learning: Identify the factors that would indicate
the readiness to learn for the target aggregate. Include
emotional and experiential readiness to learn.
Learning Theory to Be Utilized: Explain how the theory will be
applied.
Goal: Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) objective(s) utilized as the
goal for the teaching. Include the appropriate objective number
and rationale for using the selected HP2020 objective (use at
least one objective from one of the 24 focus areas). If an
HP2020 objective does not support your teaching, explain how
your teaching applies to one of the two overarching HP2020
goals.
How Does This HP2020 Objective Relate to Alma Ata’s Health
for All Global Initiatives

5. 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.
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Creativity: How was creativity applied in the teaching
methods/strategies?
Planned Evaluation of Objectives (Outcome Evaluation):
Describe what you will measure for each objective and how.
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Planned Evaluation of Goal: Describe how and when you could
evaluate the overall effectiveness of your teaching plan.

7. Planned Evaluation of Lesson and Teacher (Process
Evaluation):
Barriers: What are potential barriers that may arise during
teaching and how will those be handled?
Therapeutic Communication
4.2 Communicate therapeutically with patients.
How will you begin your presentation and capture the interest
of your audience? Describe the type of activity will you use
with your audience to exhibit active listening? Describe how
you applied active listening in tailoring your presentation to
your audience? How will you conclude your presentation? What
nonverbal communication techniques will you employ?