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How Nurses Can Influence Health Equity

Diversity Nursing

For example, some people may live in rural areas where they cannot easily access routine health exams. Others may need help understanding health recommendations due to language barriers. Whatever the disadvantage, health disparities can lead to poor health outcomes that negatively contribute to health equity.

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The Six Domains of Health Care Quality — New Considerations

Relias

By focusing on the six domains as an operational framework, healthcare organizations would have a higher probability of both reducing errors and improving the overall quality of health care that they provide. Wellness, equity, and health are interrelated, as are personal health and public health.

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5 Strategies to Improve Patient Education & Teaching

MAS Medical Staffing

Why Is Patient Education Important? Health literacy can be the defining factor between wellness and relapse that requires admission to a hospital or the exacerbation of a medical condition. To overcome this, you may want to give your patients visual information. Understanding health literacy.