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Area of Science:

Health Education
Nursing Practice
Health Literacy

Background:

Patient education is crucial for health outcomes.
Nurses play a key role in patient education.
Most nurses lack formal training in developing educational resources.

Purpose of the Study:

To advocate for nurse involvement in patient education resource development.
To provide guidelines for assessing the credibility and readability of educational materials.
To offer recommendations for improving the accessibility of health information.

Main Methods:

Literature review on nurse-led patient education.
Development of criteria for evaluating educational resources.
Analysis of readability assessment tools.

Main Results:

Nurses' expertise is vital for creating effective patient education materials.
Existing resources often lack credibility or are difficult to understand.
Specific strategies can enhance the readability of health information.

Conclusions:

Enhanced nurse education in resource development is necessary.
Implementing evaluation and rewriting guidelines can improve patient understanding.
Supporting nurses in creating accessible materials is essential for health literacy.