POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
The nursing student is conducting a community assessment, which is an assignment for a Community Nursing course. Assessment of health literacy is one of the components for the community assessment.
What populations are at risk for low health literacy?
What are three indicators for low health literacy?
Who is responsible for improving the health literacy in the community?
How can healthcare providers assist clients with low health literacy?
SUMMARY
The field of consumer informatics has developed along with the empowerment of the healthcare consumer. Consumers now have access to information that was previously unavailable such as the quality of care provided by hospitals and disease conditions. As consumers use the web more and more to find information, their relationship with healthcare providers will change. As this continues, healthcare providers must pay greater attention to how health literacy and health numeracy affect the teaching of clients.
