title: Quality handout development and use.
abstract: Handouts have been a mainstay of teaching for many years. Even as content moves to electronic delivery and dissemination, well-crafted handouts are often printed for future use. In this article, we examine appropriate handout use and provide specific guidelines for improving handout quality. A section focused on professional elements important during handout construction emphasizes the creation of handouts that become more functional, so they can be used outside of the classroom experience.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA. sakraida@pitt.edu
authors.forename: Teresa J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Sakraida
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Draus
mesh_terms: D001634:Bibliographies as Topic; D003309:Copyright; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D010174:Pamphlets; D011643:Publishing; D013664:Teaching Materials / Q000592:standards*; D014956:Writing