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Health Literacy Tips: Speak Plainly, Teach Often

Nurse.com

The patient’s condition, treatment plan, prognosis, discharge instructions, lab reports, and more are a lot to digest. Health literacy is key to helping everyone understand what is happening and make informed, shared decisions about health care. America’s health literacy challenge. Shalla Newton, RN.

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Implicit bias: More than a buzzword

American Nurse

After decades of declining health outcomes, the literature now suggests that healthcare provider bias is a contributing factor in unequal treatment among minorities. Lopez assumes Latino patients have lower health literacy or may struggle with understanding medical instructions. The nurse assigned to Ms. May 11, 2021.