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Training Your Team to Talk About Clinical Trials with Patients 

American Medical Compliance

FDA, institutional review board) By learning the fundamentals, staff can speak more confidently—and answer basic patient questions without hesitation. Practice Clear, Compassionate Communication One of the biggest challenges in talking about clinical trials is avoiding confusion or fear. That’s why formal training matters.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Caring for Yourself, Others, and Your Heart in a Sudden World

The Relentless School Nurse

But self-care goes beyond physical health. ” By clearly communicating our needs and limits, we create space for sustainable practice. We are educators, advocates, and connectors within our school communities. As educators, we have a unique opportunity to promote health literacy among our students, staff, and families.

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Addressing Ergonomic Challenges in the Beauty Industry: An OTD Student’s Innovative Capstone

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Health literacy is a challenge. As an OT, I want to be a bridge—helping them communicate their concerns to doctors and navigate solutions.” Due to insufficient resources, many cosmetologists seek advice from social media rather than healthcare professionals.

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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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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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Effective Communication Tips For Nurses

Diversity Nursing

It is critical to be a good communicator because medical errors will occur if providers aren't all on the same page about patients' diagnoses, treatment plans, etc. Some effective communication skills every Nurse should possess: VERBAL. Verbal communication is one of the most important skills in Nursing. NON-VERBAL. COMPASSION.

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Validation of Electronically Administered Three-Question Health Literacy Screener and STOFHLA in Identifying Limited Health Literacy

American Nurse

Introduction LOW HEALTH LITERACY, when not identified, is associated with poor health outcomes such as unsatisfactory medication compliance, poor disease management, and increased healthcare costs. RM, 2000) Currently, there are several validated modalities to assess health literacy (e.g., Chew et al., Chew et al.,