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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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National Nurse’s Month Reflections: Build, Nurture and Lead

Daily Nurse

A key element of health promotion is based on creating educational material with a clear understanding. Our Office of Patient/Family Education & Health Literacy, led by a nurse, reached new readability levels from 28% to 92% of documents at or below the 8th-grade level.

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A staff nurse’s AI wish list

American Nurse

But, when a patient’s skin breaks, nurses assume the mea culpa and face the cascading challenge of comprehensive skin assessment, documentation, writing an incident report, notifying the provider, changing the dressing, ordering a special bed, etc. Documentation sidekick Paperwork, digital or manual, has been the bane of modern healthcare.

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10 Side Hustles for Nurses

Nurse.com

Increases in health literacy rates in communities brings awareness to the importance of making health-conscious lifestyle choices. The American Holistic Nurses Association defines nurse coaching as a results-oriented, structured interaction with patients to help them meet their goals.

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Nurse referrals to pharmacy

American Nurse

The CMs documented all referrals as a problem, goal, and intervention (PGI) in the EHR and offered to assist with scheduling appointments. CM adherence The documentation of referrals in the EHR allowed the project manager to track nurse CM adherence with the referral process and determine the need for process changes.

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IHS Health IT Modernization Program: The Case for a Better Learning Management Platform

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Engage and educate patients and communities by providing health literacy and wellness programs, such as disease prevention, chronic condition management, and behavioral health. A good healthcare learning management platform can also foster a culture of learning, collaboration, and recognition among staff.

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The Economics of Proactive Models of Chronic Disease Care & Management

The Nurse Break

A well documented trial by the CSIRO in Australia found a 53% reduction in hospital admissions and a 76% reduction in length of stay when they were admitted and many other studies have shown similar findings.