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Minority Health Month: Cultural Competence Boosts Outcomes

Minority Nurse

This year’s focus for Minority Health Month is on providing accurate and helpful health information to encourage xxxx. Individuals who have accurate information that relates directly to how people in the community live are excellent ambassadors for promoting health information.

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Nurse referrals to pharmacy

American Nurse

The project included use of the organization’s telemedicine AnyWhere Care (AWC) web application, which patients can download to their smartphones. The application then feeds data to the patient’s electronic health record (EHR). Nurse-led QI projects offer opportunities to improve patient care and promote the nursing profession.

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Home health nursing

American Nurse

The nurse’s role Home-based professional nursing requires a unique set of knowledge and skills focused on care coordination, home assessment, direct patient care, team leadership, health promotion, and patient education related to self-care. Health literacy universal precautions toolkit: Use the teach-back method: Tool #5.