Health Literacy | Homework Helpers

TO PREPARE: ¢Think about the nurse’s role in improving the health literacy of patients. ¢Consider the many ways patients access health information, including blogs, social media, patient portals, websites, etc. ¢Using the Internet,or other trustworthy sources, identify a resource that you could introduce to patients to help them evaluate the credibility of health information found online. ¢What are some strategies you could employ to improve the health literacy of patients? ASSIGNMENT: WRITE AN assessment of the nurse’s role in improving the health literacy of patients. Then, identify the resource you would recommend to patients for evaluating online health information and why it would be beneficial. Describe additional strategies for assisting patients in becoming informed consumers of online health information.