American Nurse

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This preventable illness demands innovative strategies to improve health outcomes. When performed correctly, patient education can help improve patient health literacy and save costs for the patient and the health system. Julie Thompson is a consulting associate in the Duke University School of Nursing.

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Health Literacy LPN Military APRN 105

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. This includes informing patients and family members of health conditions, diagnoses, treatment plans, and medication protocols. Nurses may also need to overcome their own psychological barriers.

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Every Nurse

MAY 7, 2023

Factors such as language barriers, health literacy, and cultural misunderstandings can all interfere with effective communication and care processes. Cultural competence, therefore, is critical in ensuring the best outcomes for both infants and their families.

Self-Care 52

Self-Care Communication Health Literacy Promotion 52

Penn Nursing

APRIL 28, 2025

Inspired by her family history, Azucena (Susy) Villalobos FNP-BC Nu’19 GNu’23 uses her bilingualism in community nursing every day at work. Villalobos is a primary care nurse practitioner at a federally qualified health center in North Philadelphia. Most of her visits are in Spanish. She also minored in ASL/Deaf Studies.

Communication 52

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