Patient Doctor Visits

(Title of Paper)

(Your Name)

School Name

NR224 Fundamentals – Skills

Professor Name

December 2019

Title of paper

Brochure title: Speak Up

Date of publication: 2019

Purpose: The brochure provides guidance to the patients for their doctor visits. It inform people about the things they should do during their meetings with healthcare providers. Patient must be able to derive maximum benefit in their meetings with doctors.

Summary of Brochure

Communication between patients and healthcare providers is encouraged by including details about the need for effective interactions. Patients are informed about the benefits of talking openly with their doctors. They are encouraged to share everything such as their health history, allergies, reactions and history of medications. The brochure include all details that focus on the importance of being interactive with the healthcare providers. It include activities that must be performed during visits such as the history of the medications, right dose of new medications and solutions for healthcare problems. Patients are encouraged to share their personal habits such as intake of alcohol or smoking for helping them in devising best healthcare plan. The brochure also educate people to take care that the doctors comply with the hygiene standards such as use of clean gloves and equipment’s.

Evaluation of Brochure

The critical examination of the brochure reveals some strengths and weaknesses. What was well-done? The brochure uses a clear and proper framework for addressing the concerns related to patient-doctor communications. attractive layout is used that contains the picture of the doctor and the patient. This gives a complete idea to the viewers about the topic under discussion. Different fonts are used such as larger for the highlights that can be seen an effective strategy for persuading viewers. attractive colors are used that grab attention of audience. Why did this topic interest you? I find this topic interesting because it stresses on a real-life issue. It focuses on educating the patients about maximizing benefits by learning simple communication strategies. I think the brochure has highlighted an important issue.

3. Was the information provided in the brochure beneficial? The information provided in the brochure is beneficial for everyone. It explains the need for building positive interaction with the doctors and discussing everything without any hesitation. The brochure has played significant role in giving awareness to the community for discussing everything openly without any embarrassment. It explains that one must share personal habits such as smoking for receiving better care and consultation. I can incorporate this information in my patient education by knowing the need of staying interactive. I will use this information for realizing how effective relationships can be built between patient and doctor.

Was the information presented clearly? The information is presented clearly because it follows an appropriate structure that starts from brief introduction of the topic and include separate headings. Did current nursing or healthcare related research support the information presented in the brochure? Yes current nursing and healthcare research support the information because this field has realized the need for building effective communications between patients and healthcare providers. Empirical evidence suggests the solutions presented in the brochure. What population or individuals does this article apply to? This information is applicable to entire population and of people with differnet age groups. Every one young or old can benefit form this information. Will this information increase patient safety? This information will increase patient safety by informing them about some common practices that they must follow in every visit. They must view doctors taking care of the hygiene.

Conclusion

The main idea of the brochure that including all relevant information supports effective communications between patient and healthcare providers. The main topic is defended by relating the procedures with outcomes such as increased involvement of the patients in inquiring their health.

Reference

BIBLIOGRAPHY JC. (2018). Tips for your doctor’s visit. Retrieved 12 06, 2019, from https://www.jointcommission.org/