Elements of Patient Education

Elements of Patient Education

Things to Consider:

  • Peer-reviewed
  • Evidence-based
  • Up-to-date
  • Reading level
  • Bullets
  • White space
  • Color graphics
  • Proper nomenclature
  • Font type and size
  • Short sentences
  • Appeal/design
  • Cultural sensitivity
  • Motivating behavior change

Patient Education Samples

Emergency Department

Click here for a sample Chest Pain (Non-Specific) pdf file (57KB).

Click here for a sample Orbital Floor Fracture (Blow Out Fracture) pdf file (55.9KB).

Click here for a sample Abdominal Pain pdf file (47.4KB).

Click here for a sample Pneumonia, Pediatric pdf file (58.4KB).

Ambulatory

Click here for a sample Cataract pdf file (98.3KB).

Click here for a sample Influenza A (H1N1) pdf file (80KB).

Click here for a sample Diabetic Neuropathy pdf file (31.6KB).

Click here for a sample Venous Stasis & Chronic Venous Insufficiency pdf file (76.6KB).

Inpatient

Click here for a sample Heart Failure Handout pdf file (97.4 KB).

Click here for a sample Femoral Shaft Fracture pdf file (77.3 KB).

Click here for a sample Patent Ductus Arteriosus Repair pdf file (71.3 KB).

Click here for a sample Appendectomy, Laparoscopic pdf file (101 KB).

 

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