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Improving Clinicians’ Access To Patient Education And Va Resource Information, Ella Bermudez
Improving Clinicians’ Access To Patient Education And Va Resource Information, Ella Bermudez
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Abstract
Problem: In a western US Veterans Administration (VA) hospital system, patient education materials are provider-specific, not standardized, and not located in a central, readily available location.
Context: How does a patient education tool affect the clinicians' delivery of health education in increasing health literacy compared to written information alone in the US veteran population? An integrated literature review was performed using Cochrane, Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI), Scopus, CINAHL, and PubMed databases to address the PICOT question above and determine the impact of patient education tools on health literacy and patient engagement. The literature recommended improving patient education for better …