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. Reference Yeh JSJ.
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.
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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.
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.
Every Nurse
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Diverse cultural beliefs, language proficiency, and limited health literacy can impede effective communication and understanding of healthcare information. Cultural and Language Barriers Cultural and language barriers pose challenges in healthcare delivery for underserved populations.
American Nurse
APRIL 30, 2023
The guidelines recommend using an interprofessional team to screen for and address social determinants of health (socioeconomic status, food insecurity, homelessness or housing insecurity, abuse, limited English proficiency, low health literacy, social isolation, and limited transportation) that may affect self-care.
The Nurse Break
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Over the next 8 years I had the opportunity to work across a range of cancer services – including clinical haematology, radiation oncology and medical oncology as a Clinical Nurse Specialist and an Oncology Nurse Educator. Health literacy in oncology? Education must be adaptable based on who is being educated.
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