It is important to assess the educational level of patients primarily to
a. have a complete profile of the patient for your records.
b. ascertain the patient's level of understanding of science and health-related concepts.
c. determine the patient's ability to comprehend verbal or written instructions about health care.
d. decide how much information you should provide.
C
Assessing the educational level of patients is important to determine their ability to read and write in order to tailor information and questions to this level. The health history serves as the foundation for the patient's plan of care and as a means of communicating information to other health care team members. The more complete the HH is, the better; however, this is not the primary reason to assess educational level. Option "b" is also not the primary reason to assess educational level. The patient's education will determine the level at which to provide information, but not the amount of information.
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