Patient Education – Tools for Patients
Use the patient education tools below to keep your patients informed about their health and disease prevention and management. Written in an approachable and easy-to-understand manner, these materials present the facts without being overly clinical. Patient education that is accurate and thorough is critical to allow patients and their caregivers to understand their disease and treatment plan. This is an important part of the healing process no matter the illness.
Organized by clinical topic, our patient teaching tools are designed to help you communicate with your patients and offer the best possible treatment. We’re sure these resources and teaching tools will be appreciated by your patients and their caregivers.
CARDIOVASCULAR
FREE Patient Education Series: Angina
Nursing2014, September 2014
FREE Patient Education Series: Deep vein thrombosis
Nursing2013, June 2013
FREE PATIENT EDUCATION SERIES: Peripheral arterial disease
Nursing2012, August 2012
FREE PATIENT EDUCATION: Mitral valve prolapse
Nursing2012, April 2012
FREE PATIENT EDUCATION SERIES: Heart attack
Nursing2011, December 2011
FREE Patient Education Series: Deep vein thrombosis
Nursing2011, August 2011
FREE PATIENT EDUCATION: Cholesterol levels
Nursing2010, August 2010
FREE Patient education series: Anemia
Nursing2010, June 2010
FREE Patient education: Taking warfarin safely
Nursing2010, April 2010
FREE Patient education: Pacemakers
LPN2009, January/February 2009
FREE Patient education: Understanding heart failure
Nursing2009, Spring 2009
FREE Heart Insight - Healthy Living for Patients, Their Families & Caregivers
American Heart Association/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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ENDOCRINE
FREE Guide to Care for Patients: Diabetes
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care, January 2012
FREE Patient education: Diabetes
LPN2009, March/April 2009
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GASTROINTESTINAL
FREE PATIENT EDUCATION: Gallstones
Nursing2010, November 2010
FREE Patient Education Series: Colonoscopy
Nursing2009, October 2009
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
FREE Patient Education Series: Flu vaccines
Nursing2014, January 2014
FREE Patient Education Series: Mononucleosis
Nursing2013, October 2013
FREE Herpes Zoster
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care, May 2014
FREE Patient Education Series: West Nile virus
Nursing2011, June 2011
FREE Patient Education Series: Viral meningitis in adults
Nursing2011, April 2011
FREE Guide to Care for patients: About vaccines
The Nurse Practitioner, October 2011
FREE Patient Education: Seasonal influenza (the flu)
Nursing2010, September 2010
FREE Guide to Care for patients: Hepatitis C
The Nurse Practitioner, July 2010
FREE Patient education: Influenza
LPN2009, November/December 2008
FREE Guide to care for patients: Treating MRSA
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care, July 2008
FREE Patient education: MRSA infections
Nursing2008, June 2008
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MUSCULOSKELETAL
FREE Patient Education Series: Sprains and strains
Nursing2013, September 2013
FREE PATIENT EDUCATION SERIES: Heel pain
Nursing2012, July 2012
FREE Patient Education: Osteoporosis
Nursing2011, January 2011
FREE Guide to care for patients: Knee injuries
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care, July 2009
FREE Guide to care for patients: Osteoporosis
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care, June 2009
FREE Guide to care for patients: Low back pain
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care, May 2009
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NEUROLOGY
FREE LiveWiseMS.org
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FREE Brain & Life
Brain & Life® is the only magazine focused on the intersection of neurologic disease and brain health. Through diverse perspectives, Brain & Life seeks to connect with readers through news and stories not found anywhere else. A print subscription to Brain & Life (six issues a year) is available for FREE to anyone residing in the United States who is interested in learning more about neurologic conditions and how to live well with them.
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FREE Migraine
Nursing2014, August 2014
FREE Patient Education Series: Sciatica
Nursing2011, March 2011
Fast Facts for Your Health: Living Well with Epilepsy
HealthyWomen, June 2010
Fast Facts for Your Health: Women & Stroke: Knowing Saves Lives
HealthyWomen, May 2010
FREE Patient education: Migraine headache
Nursing2008, December 2008
FREE Patient education: Using pain relievers safely
Nursing2008, August 2008
FREE Patient education: Seizures
Nursing2008, May 2008
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ONCOLOGY
FREE PATIENT EDUCATION SERIES: Nonmelanoma skin cancers
Nursing2012, June 2012
FREE PATIENT EDUCATION SERIES: Melanoma
Nursing2011, May 2011
FREE Patient education: Melanoma
LPN2009, July/August 2008
Women's Health Update: Breast Cancer Today
HealthyWomen, April 2008
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OTHER
FREE Using over-the-counter pain relief medicines safely
Nursing2014, October 2014
FREE Severe sunburn
Nursing2014, July 2014
FREE Poison Ivy
Nursing2014, June 2014
FREE Patient Education Series: Panic attacks
Nursing2013, December 2013
FREE Patient Education Series: Conjunctivitis
Nursing2013, July 2013
FREE PATIENT EDUCATION SERIES: Getting a grip on stress
Nursing2013, June 2013
FREE PATIENT EDUCATION SERIES: Medicine disposal
Nursing2013, May 2013
FREE PATIENT EDUCATION SERIES: Corneal abrasion
Nursing2013, February 2013
FREE PATIENT EDUCATION SERIES: Exercise to improve your health
Nursing2012, November 2012
FREE PATIENT EDUCATION SERIES: Nosebleeds
Nursing2012, October 2012
FREE PATIENT EDUCATION SERIES: Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Nursing2012, May 2012
FREE PATIENT EDUCATION SERIES: Smoking cessation
Nursing 2012, February 2012
FREE PATIENT EDUCATION SERIES: Communicating with your healthcare provider
Nursing 2012, March 2012
FREE PATIENT EDUCATION SERIES: Advance directives
Nursing 2012, January2012
FREE Guide to Care for Patients: Excessive Sleepiness
The Nurse Practitioner, May 2011
FREE Patient Education Series: Pool safety
Nursing2010, July 2010
FREE Patient Education: Piercing: Does health education make a difference?
The Nurse Practitioner, June 2010
FREE Patient Education Series: Photosensitivity
Nursing2009, September 2009
FREE Patient education series: PET scans
Nursing2009, August 2009
FREE Patient education: Head lice
Nursing2009, May 2009
FREE Guide to care for patients: Female sexual dysfunction
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care, January 2009
FREE Five Steps to Safer Healthcare-Patient Fact Sheet
Plastic Surgical Nursing, October/December 2008
FREE Patient education: Ten Tips for Patients
Plastic Surgical Nursing, January/March 2008
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PEDIATRICS
FREE Patient Education Series: Preventing choking in children
Nursing2011, October 2011
FREE Guide to Care for patients: About vaccines
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care, October 2010
FREE Family teaching toolbox: Down Syndrome
Advances in Neonatal Care, February 2009
FREE Patient education: Treating cough in children
Nursing2009, February 2009
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RESPIRATORY
FREE Allergic Rhinitis
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care, April 2014
FREE Patient Education Series: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Nursing2011, September 2011
FREE Patient Education Series: Chest tubes
Nursing2011, July 2011
FREE PATIENT EDUCATION: Pneumonia
Nursing2010, October 2010
FREE Patient education: Sleep apnea
Nursing2009, June 2009
FREE Patient education: Chronic bronchitis and emphysema
Nursing2009, April 2009
FREE Patient education: How to manage your asthma
Nursing2009, January 2009
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RENAL
FREE PATIENT EDUCATION SERIES: Kidney stones
Nursing2012, December 2012
FREE Patient education: Kidney transplant
Nursing2009, March 2009
FREE Patient education: Kidney dialysis
Nursing2008, September 2008
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WOMEN'S HEALTH
FREE Guide to Care for Patients: Vaginitis
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care, January 2011
Fast Facts for Your Health: Painful Sex: What You Need to Know
HealthyWomen, July 2010
Fast Facts for Your Health: Sex & Intimacy After Menopause
HealthyWomen, March 2009
Let's Talk About Sex! Keeping Intimacy Alive at Midlife and Beyond
HealthyWomen, March 2009
FREE Guide to care for patients: Female sexual dysfunction
The Nurse Practitioner: The American Journal of Primary Health Care, January 2009
Your Guide to Breast Health
HealthyWomen, October 2008
Oral Contraceptives: Everything You Always Wanted to Know...but Didn't Know to Ask
HealthyWomen, September 2008
Women's Health Update: No More Periods? Managing Your Menstrual Cycle Today
HealthyWomen, September 2008
Your Menstrual Cycle: How it Works, How to Manage it
HealthyWomen, September 2008
Breast Cancer Fact Sheet
HealthyWomen, April 2008
Breast Self-Exam Shower Card
HealthyWomen, April 2008
Mammogram Facts and Guidelines
HealthyWomen, April 2008
Pregnancy Planner
HealthyWomen, 2008
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