Low health literacy: Implications for managing cardiac patients in practice

Kathleen T Hickey¹, Ruth M Masterson Creber, Meghan Reading+4

• ¹Kathleen T. Hickey is a professor of nursing and an NP at Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, N.Y. Ruth M. Masterson Creber is an associate research scientist at Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, N.Y. Meghan Reading is a doctoral student at Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, N.Y. Robert R. Sciacca is a variable hours officer at Columbia University, New York, N.Y. Teresa C. Riga is a clinical research coordinator at Columbia University Medical Center, New York, N.Y. Ashton P. Frulla is a dermatology NP in New York, N.Y. Jesus M. Casida is an assistant professor at the University of Michigan, School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Mich.