week # 2 study guide Flashcards
ability of an individual to obtain and listen to medical information to understand and process given information and to retain presented information to make competent health - related decisions.
health literacy
ability to read and write
general literacy
numeric literacy
ability to use numbers to solve simple numeric problems
areas associated with health literacy
*patient/healthcare provider communication
*medication labels/ medication instructions
*informed consent of treatment
*medical/ insurances forms
*personal health history and reporting of symptoms
*written education materials / handout or pamphlets
outcomes associated with low health literacy
*increased rates of hospitalization
*poor adherence to treatments plans resulting in higher healthcare cost
*lower use of preventive healthcare services
*medication and treatments errors
*poor adherence to outpatients appointment’s and follow up care.
outcomes associated with higher health literacy
*greater understanding / perception of the patient’s chronic illness and of related healthcare decisions.
*better self management which lead to better health outcomes
*lower emotional stress associated with unknowns about the illness and care.
Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies
PIACC
what percentage of the US adult population may only have basic vocabulary for a limited number of topics and numeric skills that may include just counting, sorting, and arithmetic with whole numbers?
19 percent of the population
high risk groups for low health literacy include :
*older adults
*those who speak English as second language
*immigrants
*members of lower socioeconomic class
*homeless people
*prisons population
*people with limited formal education
components of health literacy:
*oral communication
*reading comprehension
*numeracy
*technology
ability to send and receive information
Oral communication
types of communication
*oral communication
*reading communication
*numeracy
*technology
most pre-printed health related information is designed for comprehension at which grade level of education?
fifth grade
ability to understand numeric data and to use the data to make health related decisions
numeracy
Patients who are proficient in health literacy should be able to :
*read and identify credible health information
*understand numbers in the context of their healthcare: dosage on medications lables.
*make appoitments
*fill out forms and obtain health records
*advocate for appropiate care
*navigate complex insurance programs (medicareor medicaid)
*use technology to access information and services (DHHS, 2DID) involves assessing use of programs required to access needed services.
healthy people 2020 First objective
stress the need for an increase in the proportion of patients who report that their healthcare providers always provide easy to understand guidance about their heath and illness concerns.
second objective of healthy people 2020
healthcare providers and organizations need to demonstrate an increase in the number of patients reporting that their healthcare provider always confirm that they understand and are capable of following the information that was presented.
third objective of healthy people 2020
there must be an increase in the number of patients who reported that the offices of their healthcare provider always offer to help fill out necessary medical paperwork (ling 2021)
how can you educate your patients?
- explaining how the medication works
*why its necessary to take it
*what occur if the patient is non adherent
*how to make changes
*why the changes are necessary
*give the patient skills to make the changes
builds patient and family knowledge, improve self management techniques, and contributes positive outcomes
effective patient education
challenges to effective patient education specific to nursing
*decreases lengths of stays (short amount of time to teach)
*limited time during outpatient clinic visit
*limited or lack of teaching material/supplies
*conflict information received by patients who seek information the internet, other primary healthcare provider
*complex patients care needs and nurse who may have limited training/skills to provide necessary education
*low patients health literacy/ low patient literacy
*anxiety, stress or medications affecting mental capacity
*patients lack of readiness to learn
what are the theories to teach?
behavioral , cognitive, change, and humanist theories.
believe learning should focus on observable behaviors
behavioral theories
believe that internal process must occur for the learner to begin understanding presented information
cognitive theories
learners must be assessed for readiness to learn before presentation of the educational materials so that behavioral changes may be implemented
change theory
the learner must be self- motivated in addition to begin able to self evaluate with clear cut goals and outcomes. (stephens, 2016)
humanist theories
patient education
*standard for the professional of nursing
*one of the most important nursing interventions in any healthcare settings
*goal of education to achieve optimal health
who makes standards for patient education requirements
joint commission
*imparting knowledge through a series of directed activities
*conscious, deliberate set of actions:
*gain new knowledge
* change attitudes
*adopt new behaviors
*perform new skill
*interactive process that promotes learning
teaching
definition: conscious or unconscious permanent change in behavior as a result of a lifelong, dynamic process by which individuals acquire new knowledge/ skill/attitudes.
*begins when learner identifies need to learn
learning
teaching process
*identify a need or information is required
*identify specific learning objective to describe behaviors the learner will exhibit as a result of the teaching,
steps in the teaching -learning process
*assessment
*diagnosis & development of expected learning outcomes
*planning your teaching
*implementation of teaching plan
*evaluation of expected outcomes
*achievement of learning outcomes