A nurse recognizes that a barrier that may be experienced when providing family nursing care is health literacy. Which of the following strategies should the nurse implement to reduce the oc-currence of this problem?
a. Write down all necessary information for the family
b. Use multiple colors of ink on written ma-terials
c. Print in upper- and lowercase letters
d. Use as many descriptors as possible
ANS: C
The best techniques used to reduce potential problems with health literacy are to print in upper- and lowercase letters, remove all extra words, have plenty of white space on the paper, and use black ink on white paper.
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