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Promoting health literacy

American Nurse

Evidence-based patient education guidelines Takeaways Health literacy relates to an individual’s ability to find, understand, and use healthcare information and services. Only one in ten people have proficient health literacy. However, White found that only one in ten people have proficient health literacy.

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Nurse referrals to pharmacy

American Nurse

Improve care, promote the profession Nurses play a key role in patient education, medication management, and prevention of negative health outcomes. 2024; 19(3). www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/tool2b.html Alshehri AA, Jalal Z, Cheema E, Haque MS, Jenkins D, Yahyouche A. American Nurse Journal.

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The Power of Words

Penn Nursing

Miller Celestin is still mapping out the research that he’ll conduct as a fellow with the School’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, but his multicultural, multilingual life is a decided influence. “I In November 2024, she gave the keynote address in Spanish at the Pan-American Nursing Research Colloquium in Chile.