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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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Validation of Electronically Administered Three-Question Health Literacy Screener and STOFHLA in Identifying Limited Health Literacy

American Nurse

Introduction LOW HEALTH LITERACY, when not identified, is associated with poor health outcomes such as unsatisfactory medication compliance, poor disease management, and increased healthcare costs. RM, 2000) Currently, there are several validated modalities to assess health literacy (e.g., Chew et al., Chew et al.,

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

Daily Nurse

Support Nurses with Micro-resiliency Initiatives That Promote Wellness Resiliency across health care shot to prominence during the pandemic. This cart contains self-care products such as lotions, reading materials to take minds off work or take a few minutes to laugh, and more. Here are two examples.

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The Importance of Patient Education

Diversity Nursing

Patient education provides a better understanding of their health conditions, treatment options, and self-care strategies, leading to better health outcomes. Teach Self-Management Skills Self-management skills are taught to patients so they can effectively manage their health conditions.

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Risk stratification of CVD in type 2 diabetes

American Nurse

Early counseling and intervention in ambulatory care settings, via risk assessment screening for early detection, can help reduce modifiable ASCVD risks. Many ambulatory clinics serve patients in lower socioeconomic communities who may have limited health literacy. See Risk assessment: History and recommendations.

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Improving hypertension using virtual modalities

American Nurse

Innovative strategies are required to help improve Veterans Health Administration primary care workload and panel. At the Fayetteville VA Medical Center (FVAMC), managing uncontrolled HTN presents challenges due to time constraints, inadequate staffing, and overloaded patient align care teams (PACTs). According to the U.S.

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A staff nurse’s AI wish list

American Nurse

Sure, bedside nurses use cutting edge technology in patient care, but there has been a lag in innovations that will make the day-to-day work of staff nurses easier or more efficient. Picture this: An accurate skin assessment in a flash Maintaining a patient’s skin integrity appears to be a litmus test for excellent nursing care.