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Using Nursing Knowledge To Improve Health Literacy, Michele K. Savin, Msn, Nnp-Bc
Using Nursing Knowledge To Improve Health Literacy, Michele K. Savin, Msn, Nnp-Bc
College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations
Health Literacy: an ability to obtain and understand written, oral, and numerical health information, which allows people to make appropriate healthcare decisions for themselves and their family members.
The Problem:
*Low Health Literacy affects up to twenty percent of the adult population in the US and is not correlated with highest education achieved.
*Hospitals and healthcare professionals are increasingly being held accountable to create systems of care that address this issue with every patient encounter.
*AHRQ talks about implementing Universal Literacy Precautions.