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Promoting health literacy

American Nurse

Evidence-based patient education guidelines Takeaways Health literacy relates to an individual’s ability to find, understand, and use healthcare information and services. Only one in ten people have proficient health literacy. However, White found that only one in ten people have proficient health literacy.

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Health Literacy Tips: Speak Plainly, Teach Often

Nurse.com

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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How Nurses Improve Patient Education

Carlow Today & Tomorrow

Health literacy is now a major area of focus within health care. It is part of the Healthy People 2030 initiative of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A goal of the initiative is to improve people’s well-being by eliminating health disparities, achieving health equity and increasing health literacy.

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A Career In Correctional Nursing

Diversity Nursing

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics , the number of people who work as Registered Nurses, including Correctional Nurses, could rise by 9% from 2020 to 2030. Correctional health care requires a compassion that sees beyond a person's criminal record and can provide quality care in a unique setting.

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Diabetes innovations and access to care

American Nurse

Due to the increasing number of people diagnosed with diabetes and pre-diabetes, by 2030 cost of care will increase. For example, ElSayed and colleagues recommend considering individual patient health literacy and cultural disease awareness when discussing diabetes technology. Hispanic: 6.1 White non-Hispanic: 5.1

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