Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to L Dobree.
Community nurses are well placed to offer contraceptive counselling. By offering detailed advice on the range of contraceptive methods and how they work, they can enable women to make an independent and informed choice.
The aim of this study was to analyse the pre-admission booklets currently being sent to patients awaiting admission for surgery. Content analysis of the booklets reveals that many districts fail to include the types of information shown in the literature to be of most relevance and benefit to patients. An objective assessment of readability indicates that over half the booklets are fairly difficult or difficult to read. The study highlights the need to revise the information content and readability of many of the pre-admission booklets currently being dispatched to prospective patients.