Healthcare Professional/individual as Client Teaching and Learning

Writing Learning Objectives

Category 1: Healthcare professional/individual as client teaching and learning

Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals- HLST 320: Unit4- 5

Assignment: #2 (Case #2)

Writing Learning Objectives

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of diet modification as it relates to iron deficiency in a seven month pregnant female. “Iron-deficiency anaemia is the most common anaemia of pregnancy, complicating as many as 15% to 25% of all pregnancies. (Maternal & Child Health Nursing, 2007, p. 362). Because of how the human body operates it is fundamental that all elements are in correct proportion in order to facilitate optimum physiological function. The objectives from the three domain of learning stated in the body of this paper will disseminate the importance of acquiring knowledge, responding values through discussions, role-plays, simulations and perception mechanism through demonstration, re-demonstration and video.

                                               Cognitive Domain

 Objective 1: Client will learn the dangers of iron-deficiency and its negative effects, positive effects to changing diet, learn about food groups’ rich in the mineral iron, recommended daily intake, food that inhibits its absorption. How essential and important iron is in the growth and development of the human body and by extension her fetus. “Iron-deficiency anaemia is the most common anaemia of pregnancy, complicating as many as 15% to 25% of all pregnancies.” (Maternal & Child Health Nursing, 2007, p. 362). At the end of the teaching session, Janice will explain the dangers of iron deficiency anaemia and will identify 4 foods that are high in iron. This objective is reasonable for a 3 minute teaching session.

Rationale: The key word explain is obtained from the understanding category of Bloom’s taxonomy. This means that client will be able to explain the dangers of iron deficiency anaemia and 4 foods to eat, in her own words (Clark, 2012). When an inadequate amount of iron is ingested it becomes unavailable to be incorporated into our red blood cells “left untreated same will become severe and lead to health problems including, heart problems (death), preterm births,  low birth weight babies and mental development”. (Maternal & Child Health Nursing, 2007, p.  362).

         Diet modification is the action recommended to improve the client iron deficiency, an intake of a diet high in iron is recommended for pregnant women (Maternal & Child Health Nursing, 2007, p. 362). Examples of iron rich foods are green leafy vegetables, meat, legumes and fruits.  “Anaemia occurs in pregnant women, because iron store serves an increase blood volume as, well as being a source of haemoglobin for the growing fetus.”(Maternal & Child Health Nursing, 2007, p. 362).  Vitamin C rich foods should also be incorporated as it enhances the absorption of iron e.g. broccoli and oranges. .”(Maternal & Child Health Nursing, 2007, p. 1394).  Food rich in calcium should not be consumed with iron rich foods, consumption of same should  be at least  two hours  after as they inhibit absorption of iron example milk.

Effective Domain

Objective 2: Client will discuss and express her feeling in regards to the teachings and diagnoses, state the value of having a healthy pregnancy and baby, repeat the steps being taken to modify her diet. At the end of a three minute session “The affective domain (Krathwohl, Bloom, Masia, 1973) includes the manner in which we deal with things emotionally. (Clark, 2015) 

Rational:  Having a healthy pregnancy and a healthy child is essential for the wellbeing of both mother and child, therefore consuming a nutritional diet with the correct balance of elements is important to maintaining a healthy pregnancy. (Maternal & Child Health Nursing, 2007, p.  362).

Her feeling is integral, throughout this process, as comprehensive understanding is paramount. Misconceptions are cleared in order to treat her diagnoses. Communication theory explores “who says what, in which channels, to whom, and with what Bernhardt (39) defines public health communications as the “scientific development, strategic dissemination, and critical evaluation of relevant, accurate, accessible, and understandable health information, communicated to and from intended audience.” (Theoretical concepts, effective strategies and core competencies, 2012, p.34).