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Health Literacy Tips: Speak Plainly, Teach Often

Nurse.com

Health literacy is key to helping everyone understand what is happening and make informed, shared decisions about health care. America’s health literacy challenge. And if all of these factors are not considered by nurses and other members of the healthcare team, then health literacy will be inadequate.

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Heather Hightower’s Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing Journey

Minority Nurse

The hospital didn’t have a labor and delivery department, but they did have a women’s health department, and Hightower eventually began working there with gynecology oncology and breast oncology patients as an inpatient bedside nurse. “But I missed working with a kids,” they say.

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The Power of Words

Penn Nursing

Sugerman Alumni Notes Class Notes, Spring 2025 In Memoriam, 2025 Spring Download Spring 2025 issue Menu Button The Power of Words When communication barriers impede care, nurses often play a role in bridging language and cultural gaps. Still, multilingual day-to-day communication is valuable, says Phann.