The public health nurse is planning an education session on healthcare literacy for the community. What topics should the nurse include in this session? Select all that apply
1. How to recognize what information is needed
2. How to locate information
3. How to evaluate information
4. How to disseminate information to others
5. How to use the information located
1, 2, 3, 5
Explanation: 1. Healthcare literacy includes recognizing what information is needed.
2. Healthcare literacy includes how to locate information.
3. Healthcare literacy includes how to evaluate information for accuracy and pertinence.
4. Dissemination of information to others is not a part of healthcare literacy.
5. Healthcare literacy includes recognizing how to use information once it is located.
You might also like to view...
When assessing the client with ductal ectasia, the nurse understands that signs and symptoms supporting this diagnosis include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A. A soft mass on palpation B. Greenish-brown nipple discharge C. Enlarged axillary nodes D. A mass with regular borders E. Redness and edema over the site of the mass F. Mass tenderness on palpation
A newly married couple worried about fertility asks the nurse for counseling. They have been trying to conceive for four months with no success
The husband is 38 and the wife is 29. They had previously used combination oral contraceptives as a way to prevent pregnancy. What is the best advice for the nurse to give them? A) They are not considered infertile until they have spent 12 months trying to conceive B) They should seek fertility counseling C) They should increase intercourse frequency to four times a week around the time of ovulation D) They should undergo comprehensive diagnostic testing
A 40-year-old client is scheduled to have a hysterectomy. The physician recommends that the client stop taking certain medications for at least a week before the surgery and avoid herbal supplements, such as green tea leaf, turmeric, and ginger,
during this period. Which explanation should the nurse give the client for avoiding herbal supplements in the preoperative period? A) May decrease the effect of anesthetic agents B) May interact with the antibiotics administered C) May cause slow healing of the incision D) May contribute to the risk of bleeding
A condition in which the air sacs dilate and are unable to contract to their original size, causing residual air to be trapped in them, is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).