Strategies for using patient instruction sheets
Epstein, E.
Seminars in Dermatology 10(2): 98-101
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0278-145X PMID: 1863556 Document Number: 372768
Patient instruction sheets are a patient pleasing practice tool, especially if used creatively before seeing patients, to augment telephone conversations, and to detail postoperative care. Customizing, availability, and other strategies for optimal use of patient instruction sheets are discussed. Although patient instruction sheets are significant time savers, their updating, customizing, and effective use requires a small investment of physician time and effort.