ASSIGNMENT

Evaluate a patient education brochure or pamphlet available at your work, in a public place, or that you find on the Internet.

Include in your evaluation:

a. The name of the brochure, intended audience, and publisher.

b. Appearance of the brochure such as color, use of pictures, and font size.

c. Any diversity such as age, gender, culture, or language. d. Appropriate literacy level for the target audience. Calculate the reading level using the SMOG readability formula Post an example of a tool you believe is an excellent patient teaching tool (either a link or as an attachment).

Why do you find this tool so effective? Which principles of good teaching-learning does it follow?

What principles of teaching and learning do you see that are regularly violated in your practice setting?

Which are implemented well? Health beliefs and behaviors can affect learning and care.

Describe a situation in which you encountered a barrier to care or learning due to health beliefs, behaviors, or attitudes. How did you handle the situation? How might you have done things differently?