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Health Literacy Tips: Speak Plainly, Teach Often

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Department of Education, nearly 130 million American adults read below a sixth-grade level, and only 12% of Americans have proficient health literacy skills. Identify the patient’s preferred language for discussing health care, note it in the medical record, and communicate it to all staff who will be caring for the patient.

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How Nurses Can Improve LGBTQ+ Health Disparities

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As a queer nurse and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) nurse educator, Clare Madrigal, BSN, RN, knows the disparities and barriers that LGBTQ+ patients face in accessing health care. Discrimination and difficulty accessing healthcare persist. and as an ER nurse at Frederick Health Hospital in Frederick, Maryland.

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