AFib Screening Toolkit
Produced by: Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
Country: United States
Designed to screen for undiagnosed atrial fibrillation in community settings such as senior centers. This digital toolkit includes:
- checklists for planning a screening,
- sample waivers
- data recording forms
- educational fact sheets
- educational powerpoint presentations.
The components may be personalized by a healthcare system. and utilized at a stand-alone screening or in tandem with other activities like community health fairs.
AFib Screening Slides
Produced by: Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
Country: United States
This 16-slide presentation covers the basics of atrial fibrillation (AFib), including risk factors, symptoms, and treatments.
The tool can be utilized in outreach to your communities, either as a stand-alone screening or in tandem with other activities such as community health fairs.
The Beat Goes On: Living with AFib
Produced by: Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
Country: United States
This 14-page booklet is intended for health care providers to use when counseling their patients at risk for atrial fibrillation (AFib). The booklet provides information about what AFib is, why it is a problem, tests, types, and what patients can do to live a full life with AFib.
AFib Infographic
PCNA developed this infographic based on the results of a survey of nurses designed was to better understand how nurses identify patients who may be at risk for Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation (NVAF). The health care provider side of the infographic provides important facts about NVAF, its risk factors, signs and symptoms.
We hope this tool will help nurses as they prepare to engage patients in an educational dialogue about this highly prevalent condition and ways to reduce their risk of stroke in the presence of NVAF.
Ways to use the graphic handout:
- Share as part of the clinical visit on an iPad, tablet or desktop, helping to guide your conversation with patients for whom visual imagery is most impactful.
- Print the infographic into a poster for use in the exam room or other clinic setting.
- Include in electronic communication with patients potentially at risk for AFib, such as in emails or patient portal notifications, allowing patients to consider potential risk factors prior to speaking with you.
Educational materials are for informational 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.
Educational materials posted on the GCNLF website do not imply endorsement. They are for information only. You are welcome to adapt and translate these materials based on your national guidelines.