Pediatric Teaching Plan and EvaluationDog Bite Prevention

Alexander B. Warren, RNNURS 5421Summer 2014Objectives:1. To develop and implement a teaching plan that centers around preventing dog bites.2. The children will be of the ages 7-10. I will need to speak in a language appropriate to their abilities.3. Dogs are not to be feared but they are to be respected.4. Present the dangers of being bitten.5. Understanding which dogs to approach and which dogs are to be left alone.6. Ways to prevent being attacked/bitten by dogs.7. Have the children verbalize how to act around dogs and what dogs should be avoided.8. Attempt to keep the childrens attention throughout the session.

Outline:1) Introduce myself, my friend (Jeff) who works for the police department, and his K-9 partner (Jumbo).a. Have the kids watch while Jeff walks Jumbo throughout the room and close to the kids. Jumbo is a German Shepard, so he is large, and might intimidate the children. Jumbo will also fetch a ball, sit, and do a couple of tricks to show that he is friendly.

2) Explain the importance of learning the material.a. Speak on the dangers of being bitten. How some animals could carry diseases and that some dogs can be very aggressive. b. Attempt to impress upon the children the severity of what could happen without scaring them.

3) Show a video called, Stay Dog Safe. I can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP-obIOijY4

4) Speak on which kinds of dogs you should not approach: Injured dogs, mother dogs with pups, working dogs such as seeing eye dogs, stray dogs.

5) Give the kids a handout showing the different stances of dogs and what they mean, whether they are aggressive or friendly. 6) Demonstrate with the help of Jeff and Jumbo, how to approach a dog, after you get consent from the owner. Also show the kids how and where to pet a dog that is not yours.

7) Let the kids come and demonstrate, one at a time, how to approach a dog using Jumbo.

8) Allow the children time for questions. If they answer the questions correctly I will give them a plastic dog whistle, and dog bite safety coloring book. Explain the use of the dog whistle is for protection only. Do not use the whistle around friendly dogs.

Teaching Aids Used:1) Jeff and Jumbo.2) Be Dog Safe video.3) Dog whistle.4) Handout showing the different stances of dogs.5) Bag of fun stuff and a pamphlet to take home.

Take home bag included:1) Pamphlet called Dont get Bit2) Dog treats.3) Dog shaped candy and stickers.4) More coloring books

Information for this project was obtained from the following:1) Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP-obIOijY42) Jeff Garcia, LSO and his K-9 Jumbo.3) Pamphlets and handouts can be found at www.dogsbite.org

Initially the Valdosta YMCA agreed to allow this teaching plan to take place on 6/12/2014 at the daycare for 7-10 year olds through their class coordinator Jane Petermann. They called me on 6/11/2014 and said that this could not happen due to some regulation. I was then contacted by one of the parents who I know personally. She was upset that the kids were not going to get this program and asked me to come out to her house where on 6/14/2014 she would host a great deal of the children for a pool party and allow me to present the teaching session. I discussed the plan with her and she was in agreement that it was appropriate.

Evaluation of Pediatric Teaching ProjectDog Bite Prevention

1) Description of the teaching:

As stated above, the teaching session was originally scheduled to be held at the YMCA in Valdosta, Ga. This did not happen. Instead it was conducted at a personal friends house who hosted 22 of the 45 who would have been taught. She had a pool party and allowed me to present my plan during the party. The children were all between 7-10 years of age. Seven to eight other parents were in attendance.The children were excited when they saw Jeff and Jumbo. When Jumbo did his tricks they started screaming and laughing. They were hooked at that point and, I think, listened to all the content very well. They all interacted with Jumbo well and of course Jumbo was a model professional working dog. They were excited about the goody bags and watched the video contently. They all listened when I gave them the dog whistle and not a single one blew it when Jumbo was there, which I am very proud of.

2) Content covered:I went by the outline above and it went very smoothly. All objectives were met and the children were very attentive. The children stated that they enjoyed the video and of course they were all enamored with Jumbo.

3) Deviations from the teaching plan:There were no deviations from the agenda. I did have to move from outside the house when demonstrating with Jumbo to the inside of the house to watch the video but this was no problem. My friend had already prepped the children so they were ready when we arrived.

4) Assessment of how well the objectives were met:I feel that the goals were met. The children responded well and they answered all my questions correctly. They interacted with Jumbo well and appropriately. When asked to demonstrate what they learned on Jumbo they all were quick to do so and did so properly.

5) Recommendations for revisions:I do not have any. They students responded well and seemed to learn from the plan well. Hopefully they will retain the knowledge.

6) Feedback:All the parents that were present stated that they enjoyed the program and that they learned a lot. They students screamed Thank You!! when we left with Jeff and Jumbo. They answered all questions asked so apparently the content was learned.