Tools and Handouts for Your Patients
The Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association has developed these Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) handouts for nurses and other health care providers to use with patients. Join as a member today to take advantage of member pricing.
Discussion Guide: AFib - Prepare for Your Next Visit
Developed to guide a patient’s discussion with their health care professional before their clinical visit, this Discussion Guide and Frequency Tracker will provide patients with a symptom checklist and tracker. Patients complete the checklist and reflect upon their AFib symptoms prior to their clinical visit, better shaping the discussions that are most pertinent to AFib.
The guide and symptom tracker may be used in advance of multiple clinical visits, as needed, to more clearly identify for both patient and provider the symptoms related to AFib and those that are not—thus leading to improved treatment compliance and improved patient outcomes and quality of life.
Released September 2022
Discussion Guide
Free to download (login required)
Frequency Tracker
Free to download (login required)
Funded through an educational grant from Sanofi US.
Be Smart With Your Heart: Smart Devices and Atrial Fibrillation
Provide your patients with answers to common questions about Atrial Fibrillation and smart devices like smartphones and watches. This 2-page handout includes the basics of atrial fibrillation and includes links to further information. Smart device questions addressed in the document include:
- How often should I check my heart with a smart device?
- How do I know if my heart rate and rhythm are normal?
- What do I do with the information?
- When do I call a health care provider?
Factsheet: AFib - What You Need to Know
Use this 2-page handout to give patients the basics of Atrial Fibrillation. Sections include:
- What is AFib?
- Risk Factors
- How to Tell if You Have AFib?
- What Can I Do if I have AFib?
Reviewed September 2022
English
Free to download (login required)
$0 members/$25 non-members
25 sheets per order
Spanish
Free to download (login required)
Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery of any printed materials.
Funded through an educational grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb/Pfizer.
Booklet: The Beat Goes On - Living with Afib
Provide your patients with information about atrial fibrillation, why it is a problem, tests, types, and what patients can do to live a full life with AFib. This booklet will educate patients and empower them to take control of their AFib by:
- Making healthy lifestyle choices
- Checking their pulse daily
- Taking medicine correctly
- Reducing stress
- Understanding AFib
Reviewed September 2022
English
Free to download (login required)
$0 members/$80 non-members
50 booklets per order
Spanish
Free to download (login required)
$0 members/$80 non-members
50 booklets per order
Chinese
Free to download (login required)
Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery of any printed materials.
Interactive Tool: The Beat Goes On - Living with Afib
This tool is for use in clinical settings or accessed by patients and their families and caregivers at home. The embedded video and audio tools enhance and make learning accessible to the visually impaired or those who prefer visual or audio learning. The book also includes:
- Full-color illustrations
- Interactive checklists
- Individualized medication worksheets
- Self-care instructions
Log in to view the tool and to learn how to share with your patients.
Reviewed November 2022
Funded through an educational grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb/Pfizer.
Disclaimer: This and other PCNA educational materials are for information purposes only and are not intended to replace medical advice or diagnose or treat health problems. Health-related decisions should be made in partnership with a healthcare provider. It is the reader's responsibility to seek out the most current, accurate information.