Health Literacy in Primary Care
Subtitle: A Clinician's Guide
Contributors: Albert E. Barnett (Foreword)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; Springer Pub.
Published: April 21, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780826102294
Subjects: Health systems & services; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Nursing - Nurse & Patient; Public Health; Education & Training; Health Care Delivery; Communication in medicine; Health education; Patient education
Description: "At the intersection of health care delivery and practice, there lies a large area of patient care with no manual: how to provide the best care to patients who have a critically low level of comprehension and literacy. Because all patients play a central role in the outcome of their own health care, competent health care becomes almost impossible for caregivers when the boundary of low literacy skills is present." "This book is packed with examples and tips that will serve as a needed guide for primary providers, nurse practitioners, hospital administrators, and others who are looking for ways to improve their communication with patients and provide the most beneficial health care to their low-literacy patients."--Jacket.