LESSON PLAN ON NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

Name of the subject : Psychiatric Nursing

Name of the topic : Neurological assessment
Group : 3rd Year B.Sc Nursing Student
Size of the Group : 100 students
Place : Med-Surg laboratory at ACON
Date :
Time : 9am – 9.30am
Duration : 30 minutes
Language : English
A.V Aids used : Real articles, Chart, Flash card
Method of teaching : Demonstration and Lecture
Previous Knowledge of the group : Group has some Knowledge
Name of the student teacher : Ms. Shubhrima Khan
Name of the evaluator : Prof. Kalyani Saha
Ms. Pooja Bakshi

General Objective:
At the end of the class student will be able to,

1. Gain knowledge about the neurological assessment

2. Develop skill to conduct neurological assessment

3. Demonstrate positive attitude in conducting neurological assessment in the clinical

settings
 LESSON PLAN ON
NEUROLOGICAL
ASSESSMENT
[Document subtitle]

SUBMITTED TO –

Madam Kalyani Saha

Professor SUBMITTED BY –
Apollo Gleneagles Nursing College, Kolkata
Shubhrima Khan
M.Sc. Nursing 2nd year
Apollo Gleneagles Nursing College, Kolkata
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TIME SPECIFIC CONTENT TEACHING A.V AIDS EVALUATION
OBJECTIVE LEARNING
ACTIVITY
1 minute At the end of the Introduction: Neurological assessment is
presentation systematic process which focused on Lecture
student will be finding out whether there are lesions in the
able to : central and peripheral nervous systems or
there is another diffuse process that is
troubling the patient.

Self-introduction: I am Manusri Goswami

2nd year M.Sc nursing student of Apollo
college of Nursing

Announcement of the topic: Neurological

assessment

2 minutes Define the topic Definition:

Neurological examination is the Teacher explains What do you mean
assessment of sensory, motor responses, the definition and by neurological
and reflexes to determine the functioning student takes the assessment?
of nervous system. note

Describe the Purpose:

4 minutes purpose of  To determine the nervous system
neurological functioning Teacher discusses Chart What are the
assessment  To assess level of consciousness, the purpose and purposes of
motor &sensory functioning student listen neurological
 To identify disorder of nervous carefully assessment?
system
 Indication:
2 minutes Enumerate the Injury to head, neck and spinal cord
indication of  Blurry vision Flash card
neurological  Headache
assessment  Changes in balance & coordination
 Tingling in arm and leg
What are the
2 minutes List down the Contraindication: contraindications of
contraindication  Congenital anomalies of the spine neurological
of neurological  Fractured of spine & joint assessment?
assessment  Spinal disc herniation
 Syringomyelia
8 minutes Enumerate the
Articles required:
articles required Teacher describes Real articles What are the articles
Tuning fork, reflex hammer, pen
for procedure the articles and and flash needed for
flashlight, pocket Snellen chart, cotton
students observe card neurological
swab, tongue blades, salt, lime, sugar.
carefully assessment?

Components (steps) of neurological

1 minute Describe the steps Teacher
assessment:
of neurological demonstrates the
 Level of consciousness
assessment neurological
 Cranial nerves (CN I to CN XII) assessment and
 Motor function student observe &
 Sensory function and listen carefully
 reflexes
1 minute Summarize the Summarization:
topic Definition, purpose, indication,
contraindication, articles required,
components of neurological assessment

1 minute Conclude the Conclusion:

topic The contribution of neurological
assessment is considered as part of the
functions of a multidisciplinary team
that should deal with diagnosis and
treatment.

8 minutes Redemonstrate the Redemonstration of the procedure by the Student

procedure student redemonstrate the
procedure and
teacher observe the
steps as per check
list & listen
carefully