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Perception Of Health Literacy Levels Among Nurses In Clinical Settings, Chelsea L. Oxendine
Perception Of Health Literacy Levels Among Nurses In Clinical Settings, Chelsea L. Oxendine
Master of Science in Nursing Theses and Projects
Health literacy has been defined as “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions” (Somers & Mahadevan, 2010, p. 7). Poor health literacy is directly and indirectly linked to negative health outcomes, to include an increased rate of mortality (Alijassim & Ostini, 2020; Wittenberg, et al. 2018; Nantsupawat, 2019; Torres & Nichols, 2014). An essential component for effective delivery of health information is the use of “plain language”, which makes information easier to understand (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2021). There is …
Reducing Nurses' Communication Anxiety During End Of Life Care, Susan Dunbar Wolfrom
Reducing Nurses' Communication Anxiety During End Of Life Care, Susan Dunbar Wolfrom
Master of Science in Nursing Theses and Projects
End of life (EOL) conversations are meaningful discussions pertaining to the patient’s disease trajectory, symptom management, and the patient’s goals at end of life. End of life care discussions have been associated with many benefits for the patient including: decreased healthcare costs, less aggressive treatments at EOL, and a good death. These sensitive discussions must occur over the course of several interactions or spontaneously in the moment in order to support the patient during delicate moments. This makes the nurse the prime candidate to help facilitate and harbor these discussions. However, barriers to communication exist, leading to the omission of …