I2 - Translating Evidence: Using the Magic of Nursing Knowledge to Improve Health Literacy

Title: I2 - Translating Evidence: Using the Magic of Nursing Knowledge to Improve Health Literacy

Disciplines: Childbearing (CB), Newborn Care (N), Professional Issues (PI), Women’s Health (WH)

Learning Objectives:
  1. Review the definition of and need for health literacy.
  2. Describe the role and responsibility of the nurse as it relates to translation of health information.
  3. Prepare and commit to being a “champion” for translation of information to improve health literacy.
Submission Description:
This presentation provides an overview of the state of health literacy in the United States and how suboptimal communication affects patients in various settings. Case studies will provide participants with new ways to think about and engage others at the patient, inter-professional, and community level. Nurses will receive resources and learn specific ways to impact patient care, satisfaction, and improve outcomes through effective translation of medical information.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Fiesta 6 (Disney Coronado Springs)
Moderator:
Ashley Hodges, MA, PhD, WHNP-BC
Presenting Author:
Michele K. Savin, MSN, NNP
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The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.