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Health Literacy Competencies for Registered Nurses: An e-Delphi Study
Background:
The Institute of Medicine's landmark report, Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion, recommends that health professionals be trained to effectively communicate with patients with limited health literacy. Nurse-specific competencies that explicitly address the needs of patients with low health literacy are lacking.
Method:
A national group of nurse health literacy experts (N = 41) participated in a three-round e-Delphi study to identify essential health literacy competencies for RNs in any work setting.
Results:
Based on partial replication of prior work by Coleman, Hudson, and Maine, a final list of 50 nursing health literacy core competencies were identified in round two and prioritized in round three.
Conclusion:
The final list of prioritized competencies generated in this study have been provided as a starting point for health literacy education efforts in practice. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2016;47(12):558-565.
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