Scrubs

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Kristina Jenei is on a mission to improve health literacy, which speaks to a patient’s ability to make informed health decisions for themselves and others. As a former nurse turned researcher with the World Health Organization, Jenei has been tasked with changing the way nurses approach health literacy.

Health Literacy

Nurse.com

OCTOBER 21, 2022

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.

Health Literacy

Daily Nurse

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Nurses in educational settings contribute to kids’ physical, personal, and social growth. The role of school nurses often has the reputation of being a treater of injuries for rambunctious kids. But they have a more profound impact. One of the most important ways this is evident is in how school nurses influence the development of […]

Health Literacy

Diversity Nursing

MAY 23, 2023

Patient education is a crucial aspect of the Nursing practice, because it empowers patients to take an active role in their own healthcare. Nurses serve as educators, providing patients and their families with the knowledge and skills they need to make informed decisions about their health and well-being.

Education

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

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.,

Health Literacy

Carlow Today & Tomorrow

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Doctors are not the only ones educating patients. Nurses also help patients make informed and empowered choices about their health. Patient education includes information about conditions, treatments and how to navigate the healthcare system. Health literacy is now a major area of focus within health care.

Education

Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Even if specific communities have access to medical care, the plethora of climate change-related health concerns places a greater demand on the healthcare system already underserving these communities. Community Education and Outreach The consequences of climate change concerning environmental racism are concerning.

Health Literacy

Daily Nurse

MAY 8, 2023

A key element of health promotion is based on creating educational material with a clear understanding. Our Office of Patient/Family Education & Health Literacy, led by a nurse, reached new readability levels from 28% to 92% of documents at or below the 8th-grade level.

Health Literacy

Every Nurse

JANUARY 20, 2023

Health Literacy A different understanding of healthcare from culture to culture also affects health literacy. Individuals in some cultures may not be aware of certain health conditions or how to maintain their health on a day to day basis. is expanding culturally at an unprecedented rate.

Health Literacy

Diversity Nursing

APRIL 17, 2024

Education Individuals with a higher education level tend to exhibit better health behaviors , such as regular exercise, balanced nutrition, and avoidance of harmful substances like tobacco and excessive alcohol consumption. Higher levels of education are closely linked to greater access to healthcare services.

Health Literacy

MAS Medical Staffing

MARCH 21, 2023

Research backs the importance of patient education, too. What Is Patient Education? 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. Let’s look at 5 of the most beneficial. #1

Education

Diversity Nursing

MAY 3, 2023

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Social determinants of health can often be confused with health disparities. Although similar, SDOH refers to an individual's personal circumstances apart from medical care and genetics that can affect health outcomes.

Health Literacy

Diversity Nursing

APRIL 6, 2022

You’re getting a little bit of everything, and if you enjoy patient education, what a great place to come and work.". Their health literacy is pretty low, and a lot of them are very appreciative of the help that you give them, the compassion that you show them, the empathy. The clientele is just a bit different.

Health Literacy

The Relentless School Nurse

DECEMBER 14, 2024

This isn’t just an issue of bad information; it’s a direct attack on the health of our communities that we need to address head-on. The first line of defense against this misinformation is education. Health literacy isn’t just a one-time thing; it’s an ongoing process.

Health Literacy

Nurse.com

APRIL 4, 2023

Educating and mentoring young nursing students helps reduce the nursing shortage. Health and nurse coaching Nurse coaching has proven to be a positive outlet that many nurses have found to combat their feelings of burnout. This not only benefits the students but the nursing workforce at large.

Health Literacy

Consult QD

APRIL 10, 2023

“These results also made us wonder about health literacy, and whether our patients were fully grasping the education we gave them before surgery in relation to what to expect postop.” We have an opportunity to better educate patients about what is normal and expected after skull base surgery.

Health Literacy

The Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 13, 2024

Emotional Support and Health Dialogue : School nurses provide emotional support to students, demonstrating compassion, nurturance, and uncritical acceptance, which can positively impact students’ information-seeking behavior and health literacy.

Health Literacy

American Nurse

JULY 21, 2023

Using current technology, perhaps the patient’s name band could get an upgrade, turning it into a wearable fitness bracelet that can track the number of steps the patient has taken ( 7,000 steps a day reduces mortality from cardiovascular diseases) and upload the information into the electronic health record. What do I need to do?”

Health Literacy

Daily Nurse

MAY 7, 2024

An important initial step is to conduct an assessment to determine the diagnoses and biopsychosocial evaluation, coupled with education about the manifestations and behavioral impacts of anxiety and OCD. We need to treat mental health problems in the same way that we treat physical health, and we need to improve access to effective care.

Mental Health

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Sarah coordinates on-site programs for seniors at her facility, presents educational programs, works with students, and is President of the Jefferson County Council on Aging. Dr. Judith Scott, RN , Exceptional Achievement in Nursing Education in Academia. Sarah Cope, RN , Exceptional Achievement in Advanced Practice Nursing.

LPN

Nursing Review

JUNE 10, 2024

Patient education materials Creating customised educational materials empowers patients and fosters health literacy, thereby qualifying as a deductible expense for contract nurses.

Health Literacy

Minority Nurse

APRIL 14, 2023

For Minority Health Month, the Office of Minority Health has several fact sheets and guidelines that can be downloaded for free. That linguistic and cultural competence is an essential piece of a comprehensive approach to minority health education and wellness.

Health Literacy

Minority Nurse

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Lim conducted the seminal national study of faculty knowledge, experience, and readiness for teaching LGBTQ+ health in BSN programs across the U.S., and the groundbreaking findings of his research on LGBTQ+ health integration in nursing have been cited in six white papers and at least nine LGBTQ+ policy statements by leading stakeholders.

Health Literacy

Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Hightower is now the office practice nurse for the Adolescent and Young Adult Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , and their nursing path started with an undergrad degree in religious studies, a master’s degree in education, and some time as a high school science teacher in New York.

Health Literacy

Relias

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Increase security and efficiency By investing in a modern, integrated learning management platform, IHS and its partner organizations can enhance the quality and efficiency of their training and education programs, ensure up-to-date security across systems, and ultimately, improve health care delivery while reducing cost and complexity.

Health Literacy

Relias

JANUARY 21, 2022

Some patients may have low levels of health literacy, and others may experience cultural barriers that prevent them from fully participating in their rehabilitation. Educate and Empower Your Patients. Education is an important component of patient engagement. Inhibiting factors might be low confidence or fear of injury.

Promotion

The Nurse Break

AUGUST 27, 2022

My thoughts on this argument have always been; we can either risk it and proactively pay for this technology, monitoring, support and ongoing health education or we can continue to reactively pay when they turn up to our emergency departments, often late and incredibly unwell due to the often poor management of their chronic disease.

Health Literacy

Every Nurse

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Beyond direct patient care, nurse practitioners have the opportunity to influence mental health care on a broader scale. This multifaceted approach emphasizes the significant impact nurse practitioners have in improving mental and behavioral health care delivery for the younger population.

Mental Health

American Nurse

MARCH 6, 2024

They then provided telephonic education to those patients about polypharmacy, the benefits of a pharmacist-led medication review, and the AWC web application. Improve care, promote the profession Nurses play a key role in patient education, medication management, and prevention of negative health outcomes. 2024; 19(3).

Telemedicine

Daily Nurse

JUNE 29, 2022

Viewing cancer misinformation on social media negatively influenced patients’ decisions and adversely affected their mental health, according to a new study published in the journal Cancer. While online social networks can be useful resources for cancer patients, they’re also scattered with potentially dangerous misinformation.

Mental Health

The Nurse Break

DECEMBER 18, 2022

I hinted at it before but the disparity in health is insane up here. Most ailments flow directly from low socio-economic/ low health literacy or poor access to health care. I’ll pick 5 things that specifically relate to being a Remote Area Nurse: For the love of God please educate yourself on Indigenous culture.

Health Literacy

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

This exchange fascinated me, partly because of my interest in languages, but mostly because patients with limited English proficiency face the double burdens of social and health disparities, which I feel is a nurse-sensitive issue. In other words, good health literacy equals better health.

Health Literacy

American Nurse

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Takeaways: Remote blood pressure monitoring combined with patient education improves blood pressure control. Innovative strategies are required to help improve Veterans Health Administration primary care workload and panel. All of these factors can result in less time for preventive health education.

Health Literacy

Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

As climate change increasingly and disproportionately affects people of color, empowering minority nurses through environmental health education is becoming imperative. Through educational initiatives, minority nurses can help counter environmental racism and its associated adverse health outcomes. Though only 16.8%

Education

American Nurse

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The tool also is recommended by the American Diabetes Association in partnership with the AHA for the Know Diabetes by Heart™ program, which guides nursing and provider collaboration for patient education, improved self-management, and early treatment recommendations. See Risk assessment tools.) ©Duke University 2023.

Health Literacy

Consult QD

JANUARY 16, 2024

With this in mind, Cleveland Clinic opened the Community Lung Clinic — a program that aims to provide “culturally competent care and address health disparities related to lung health through education, research, quality improvement and community outreach.”

Health Literacy

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

MAY 20, 2024

It’s also important to know your audience and speak appropriately according to the person’s age, culture, and level of health literacy. Patient Education (Patient Teach-Back) Nurses are in charge of most of the communication between the healthcare team and patients. Aim to always speak with clarity, accuracy, and honesty.

Communication