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Why is health literacy important according to Healthy People 2030?
It is an important foundational principle and goal for improving health.
What are the two types of health literacy in Healthy People 2030?
Personal health literacy and organizational health literacy.
What does organizational health literacy mean?
It is how well a health care organization helps people find, understand, and use health information to make health decisions.
What is personal health literacy?
A person's ability to get, process, understand, and use health information and services to make informed health decisions.
What is the main difference between personal and organizational health literacy?
Personal = what the individual can do. Organizational = how well the organization helps the individual.
What is health literacy?
The ability to read, write, and understand health-related information.
How does health literacy affect clients?
It can significantly affect client health outcomes.
What is digital health literacy?
It is the ability to find, understand, and use electronic health information to manage your health.
How does digital health literacy affect clients?
It can significantly affect client health outcomes.
What are lower health literacy and lower digital literacy associated with?
Poor self-care and increased mortality (death).
How can health care technology improve people's health?
It can help improve the health and well-being of the population.
What are examples of how technology is used in health care?
PHI access, telehealth, health tracking, self-monitoring devices, provider messaging, and online appointments.
How has technology changed health care interactions?
It has made it easier for clients to access information, communicate with providers, and manage their health.
How does technology make health care better?
It helps health care systems work more efficiently, improve quality, and provide care to more people.
Which groups are at greater concern for low digital literacy?
Underrepresented ethnic groups, older adults, and clients with low socioeconomic status.
How can low health and digital literacy affect a person's health?
They can negatively affect a person's health status.
How can low health and digital literacy affect access to health care?
They can create a barrier that makes health care harder to access.
How can low health and digital literacy affect a person’s health care?
They can lead to greater health inequities (unfair differences in health and health care).
How can low health literacy affect emergency service use?
It can cause increased use of emergency services.
How can low health literacy affect preventive care?
Clients may use preventive services like mammograms and flu shots less often.
When might clients with low health literacy seek medical care?
They may wait until they are very sick before seeking care.
What can happen when clients delay care or do not receive preventive care?
It can lead to higher health care costs and poorer health outcomes.
What should nurses assess about a client's health literacy?
The client's health literacy and digital literacy.
Why is it important for nurses to assess a client’s health and digital literacy?
It helps nurses plan the right care (interventions) and provide education the client can understand.
What is a teachable moment?
An important time in a client's life when they may be ready to learn or make changes.
Why is pregnancy an important teachable moment?
Pregnant clients receive a lot of health information and may be highly motivated to make healthy choices.
Why may pregnant clients be motivated to make healthy changes?
To achieve a healthy outcome for themselves and their babies.
How can nurses improve a client's health literacy?
Speak slowly, use simple language, use teach-back, encourage questions, and show examples.
What is the teach-back method?
Having the client explain the information back to the nurse to show they understand it.
Who should be aware of their own health literacy in an academic setting?
Faculty and students should know their own health literacy levels.
Should we assume all health care providers have good health literacy?
No. Health care providers can also have health literacy limitations.
Why is it important to recognize your own health literacy limitations?
It helps with growth and development.
What does nursing school prepare a novice nurse for?
Entry into nursing practice.
What health literacy skills may nursing students need to improve?
Identifying clients at risk for low health literacy and making sure education materials are easy to understand.
How can low health literacy in nursing students affect their future work?
They may become health care workers who struggle to meet client needs.
How can low health literacy among health care workers affect an organization?
It can create a culture that continues health illiteracy.
How can poor health literacy among health care workers ultimately affect clients?
It can compromise (negatively affect) client outcomes.
How does responsible use of health information technology affect health care?
It can improve nursing outcomes, client outcomes, and health care delivery.
How does information management technology improve client safety?
It helps reduce human errors and improve care coordination.
How does information management technology improve nursing practice?
It improves efficiency and helps nurses follow practice guidelines.
How can information management technology improve clinical outcomes?
By making care safer, more coordinated, and more efficient.
How does information management technology help nurses provide care?
It helps nurses make safe and informed clinical decisions.
What technologies can help decrease medication errors?
Medication barcodes and smart infusion pumps.
What is a smart infusion pump?
An IV pump with software that helps prevent medication errors.
What does the software in a smart pump contain?
A built-in medication library.
How does a smart pump calculate the infusion rate?
It uses client information entered by the nurse.
How does a smart pump warn nurses about unsafe settings?
It alerts the nurse when the infusion setting is outside the preset (pre-configured) safety limits.
Do smart pumps completely prevent medication errors?
No. They can reduce errors, but errors can still happen.
How can medication errors happen when using a smart pump?
Errors can occur when nurses ignore alerts, bypass the medication library, or program the pump incorrectly.
What should nurses avoid when using smart pumps?
Workarounds and shortcuts.
What should nurses always use when administering medications?
Nurses should use clinical judgment and follow the rights of medication administration.
Why should information management systems continue to be assessed and improved?
To continue improving client and nursing outcomes.