Patient information leaflet

4.2.2 Quality of the information in each Pet/CT department – IRL (based on survey answer) In order to quantify which hospital provide the patient with enough and sufficient information, each response for each variable in the question was made with a point score (Score sheet explained in details in Appendix 4). Score Type Poor Information Not Enough Information Acceptable Information Good Information High information (0% – 20%) (21% – 40%) (41% - 60%) (61% - 80%) (81%- 100%) PET/CT 1

reflection on work based learning task will include an explanation of why I chose to develop drug allergy testing leaflet; the source of the leaflet information; an analysis on the design of the leaflet including overall readability of the information; an evaluation of the information content contained in the leaflet based on target audience; the relevance and impact of this leaflet in promoting patient understanding; and lastly an overview of the assignment with reference to application to future development

be a good idea to produce a leaflet for patients containing information about the nursing team the leaflet would be freely available to patients being located on the wall of the waiting room along with other information leaflets. It would also be a good idea if the leaflets were made available in reception, as this is the patients first point of call, it may be possible to place the leaflets on the reception service area or in a close proximity. In addition, the leaflets could also be located in the

This leaflet is designed for a patient who is a heavy smoker and needed to have a general anaesthetic for a laparoscopic hernia repair. The patient is a man in his 40-50’s and is of a large build. He seemed very anxious during pre-assessment as he had a high blood pressure and was quite fidgety. While observing him, he was found to have a shortness of breath while talking to the nurse and when walking to the toilet. The patient admitted that he smokes around 30 roll ups a day and did want to some

health promotion leaflet This essay aims to critically appraise a health promotion leaflet (Appendix 1), which at present is incorporated in a health promotion campaign from the NHS. The evaluation of this leaflet will consist of: where the leaflet was sourced; a rationalization of the selected leaflet; the nurse’s role in relation to health education and health promotion with the use of leaflets; examine the leaflets use of illustrations, design and layout; substance of the information which s enclosed

In order to understand whether this service improvement would become successful in identifying patients who need sexual health advice it would need to be implemented into a local setting, to see the impact of applying this to practise. If it was successful, it could then be expanded into other hospitals, and then nationally. This would mean that finances could be implemented safely and sensibly at first, as opposed to going nationally straight away, and the improvement failing, leading to a waste

promotional leaflets in relation to teenage health fitness and exercise. The analysis includes the evaluation of design, the effectiveness of illustration, textual layout, typography and contents. The organisation of material, language, readability, learning and motivation is also assessed. All five leaflets are looked at in comparison to each other, highlighting out all the pros and cons. With this information, a Health Education leaflet is designed to encourage teenage exercise. This leaflet will incorporate

The Piccadilly Project is a supportive and informative leaflet, outlining the services the organisation provides both to people with alcohol problems and their friends and relatives. It also focuses on drinking guidelines for the alcohol user to make drinking alcohol safer. It provides diagrams showing weekly

healing, amongst patients in the community. Patients may be at risk due to increased age, malnutrition and underlying medical conditions (Timmons, 2003, White, 2008). However, this report concerns with patients’ knowledge deficit about the importance of nutrition, which may be the risk factor (Casey, 1998, Dealey, 2005, Timmons, 2003). In this respect, a management package in the form of a leaflet aimed at these patients has been prepared, (see appendix), which may improve patients’ knowledge. The

aged 18 and over were in treatment for drug use during 2013 to 2014, 29,150 of these patients completed treatment and have overcome their drug dependency (Public Health England, 2014). From when the policy was first introduced, drug use is at its lowest since measurement began in 1996 (Featherstone, 2013).