And updating our first-cycle education packet for an 8-chair infusion room and looking for patient-friendly resources LPNs can give at chairside. What printable handouts or pocket guides have helped your patients understand nausea control, mouth care for mucositis, neuropathy safety, and when to call for fever (e.g., 100.4°F)? Hoping to reduce day-1 overwhelm and keep our chemo teaching consistent across the team.
We switched to a double-sided half-sheet fridge card with simple icons for nausea steps, saline/baking soda rinses, neuropathy safety, and a bold ‘Call if temp ≥100.4°F’ + our 24/7 number; QR links to NCI’s mouth/throat care page: Mouth and Throat Problems and Cancer Treatment - Side Effects - NCI. It beats a day‑one novella, but we still give the full packet at visit 2 — want the Canva template?
We add a cheap thermometer sticker: ‘Call ≥100.4°F’ + after-hours number. Want a printable?
In our 8‑chair room, we staple the ASCO Answers one‑page sheets and add a wallet‑size “traffic light” card; we pre-fill the first‑48‑hour antiemetic times and write the after‑hours number plus “Call for fever ≥100.4°F.” They’re a bit wordy, so , we cross out extras and add a tiny neuropathy safety box to keep day‑1 manageable; here’s the set we print: https://www.cancer.net/about-asco/asco-answers-patient-education-materials/asco-answers-fact-sheets. Want the wallet card template?
We use a quarter‑page 7‑day symptom diary pad patients can pocket — checkboxes for nausea, mouth soreness, tingling, plus a temp box with ≥38°C highlighted — and LPNs hand it out with a pen on day 1. It cuts the “first‑cycle” info dump — — and gives us something concrete to review next visit; caveat: keep it high‑contrast so photocopies stay legible. Would that fit your 8‑chair flow, or do you prefer single sheets, @mbennett84?