Patient Education
According to the Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health (2022), patient education involves helping patients become better informed about:
- their condition,
- medical procedures, and
- choices they have regarding treatment.
Nurses typically have opportunities to educate patients during:
- hospital bedside conversations,
- doctor office visits,
- or by providing prepared pamphlets or handouts.
Find Patient Education Materials
Read the directions below each link for guidance on locating patient education materials in that resource.
- 5 Minute Consult This link opens in a new windowHelp your patients to understand their disease or condition with Patient Handouts. Help patients with compliance and proper execution of exercise with PT Exercises videos. Browse the list of handouts/videos or use the search box to filter by keyword. Customization with your facility's contact information is available through a 5 Minute Consult My Account.
- Care Notes System This link opens in a new windowSearch for a specific condition, medication or lab test using the Keyword Search. Or view titles alphabetically by the, Care and Condition, Medication, or Lab Titles tabs. General information, discharge care, aftercare instructions and ambulatory care materials are available in English or Spanish.
- Clinical Key for Nursing This link opens in a new windowSelect, Patient Education, in the drop down menu to the left of the search box. Or select the, Patient Education, box to browse an alphabetical list that can be further filtered by specialties, authoring organizations or language.
- UpToDate This link opens in a new windowInclude, patient education, with your topic of choice in the search box. Or select, Patient Education, under the, Contents, drop down tab menu. Then click a category to browse. Many patient education topics have been translated into universal Spanish and Arabic.
