Health literacy the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions
Short Assessment of Health Literacy - Spanish and English (SAHL-S & E) an instrument consisting of comparable tests...
NUR 322 Exam 3 Test Questions and
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Health literacy ✅the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process,
and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate
health decisions
Short Assessment of Health Literacy - Spanish and English (SAHL-S & E) ✅an
instrument consisting of comparable tests in English and Spanish, with good reliability
and validity in both languages
Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) ✅is a seven-item word
recognition test to provide clinicians with a valid quick assessment of patient health
literacy. The REALM-SF has been validated and field-tested in diverse research
settings
Cultural Considerations When Providing Care ✅health beliefs and practices
Faith-based influences and special rituals
Language and communication
Parenting styles and family roles
Sources of support beyond the family
Dietary practices
Cultural awareness ✅is the process of conducting a self-examination of one's own
biases toward other cultures and the in-depth exploration of one's cultural and
professional background.
Essential to healing and building trust in the nurse-patient relationship. It also involves
being aware of the existence of documented racism and other "isms" in health care
delivery
Populations with health disparities (low socioeconomic groups-immigrants) have what?
✅higher incidence or increased morbidity and mortality
Cultural competence ✅able to take care of patients from different cultures and
effectively provide holistic care.
First stop when providing patient centered culturally competent care, it is important to?
✅be aware of your own biases and attitudes
LEARN ✅Listen
Explain
Acknowledge
, Recommend
Negotiate
LEARN Pneumonic: Listen ✅Listen with empathy and understanding to the person's
perception of the situation
LEARN Pneumonic: Elicit/Explain ✅Elicit culturally relevant information and explain
your perception of the situation
LEARN Pneumonic: Acknowledge ✅Acknowledge the other person's strengths rather
than pointing out their deficits
LEARN Pneumonic: Recommendations ✅Recommend options/alternatives and
respect the person and their choices
LEARN Pneumonic: Negotiate ✅a treatment plan that is agreed upon, considering that
it is beneficial to incorporate selected aspects of the patient's culture
Language barriers ✅provide an interpreter, and make sure you are looking at the
patient when speaking
Examples of vulnerable populations ✅elderly (65+)
Immigrants
Low income
Those w/out high school diploma/GED
People w/ chronic illness
Health disparities ✅preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence,
or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially
disadvantaged populations
-Access to healthcare
-transportation
-financial issues
-health literacy
Nursing care delivery models ✅team nursing, total patient care, primary nursing, case
management
Team nursing ✅method of nursing care in which a nurse acts as a leader of a group of
people giving care
Primary nursing ✅a method of nursing care in which the registered nurse provides
much of the daily care to residents
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