LOW HEALTH LITERACY/DISCHARGE EDUCATION

Course overview

How many times have you considered whether a patient truly understood or would remember how to follow through with discharge instructions? Despite verbalization of understanding, how can you reinforce patient comprehension? The Institute of Medicine held a workshop dedicated to discussing this concept of patient comprehension with regard to discharge instructions. In fact, the US Department of Health and Human Services discusses how those with literacy proficiency can still struggle with health literacy. Increase your understanding of the state of health literacy and learn how to educate more efficiently.