Patient Education for Poor Readers
Patient Education for Poor Readers is organized by Nurse.com - OnCourse Learning Corporation.
Course Originally Released on: 02/17/2023
Date of Most Recent Review: 2/17/2023
Course Termination/ Update Date: 12/31/2026
Description:
Many patients do not understand information that healthcare providers give them. Inadequate health literacy can put patients’ lives at risk, and it is a major driver of healthcare costs due to preventable complications. Health literacy is not limited to the ability to read letters and numbers. It requires integration of many skills, including reading, listening, analytical and decision-making abilities, and the proficiency to apply these skills to health situations. This course provides information to help nurses present information in a manner that helps their patients understand vital healthcare instructions.
Goal and Learning Outcomes:
The goal of this course is to provide nurses in acute care with information necessary to assess their patients’ reading abilities and devise appropriate teaching materials.
After taking this course, you should be able to:
• Review methods for testing a patient’s reading level and health outcomes associated with low health literacy.
• Discuss methods for assessing the reading level of printed patient teaching material and making material more user friendly.
