Reasons to customize a tracheostomy patient education booklet.
Given the breadth of commercial materials currently available for patient education, healthcare providers are often led to believe that it is no longer necessary to generate institution-specific patient education materials. This paper describes the comprehensive methods and criteria used by a group of inpatient nurse educators to critically review their existing booklet for tracheostomy patient education against those available commercially. The group concluded that a revised institution-specific publication remains the best complement to their program for tracheostomy patient teaching.
Smith-Miller
Cherie A
CA
Dept. of Nursing Practice, Education & Research, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
D006801:Humans; D010174:Pamphlets; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D014139:Tracheostomy