David Odada, Jasmit Shah, Annastacia Mbithi, Reena Shah
Surgical site infections post cesarean section and associated risk factors: a retrospective case-control study at a tertiary hospital in Kenya
Infection prevention in practice
nurses fundamental presenting information patients ensure understanding information health directions enabling improved health outcomes limited research exists exploring nurses assess patients health literacy australia explore australian nurses perceptions patients health literacy nurses assess health literacy provide patient education qualitative study underpinned phenomenology registered nurses n 19 across five queensland hospitals participated semistructured interviews explored nurses assessment patients health literacy level practices delivering education transcripts analysed using inductive process interpretative analysis four themes identified assess patient health literacy challenges health literacy assessment consumer focused assessment building assessment strategies participants relied cues patient identify information understood participants felt online training programs workplace would assist education assessment techniques identification patients low health literacy best communicate patients low health literacy formal health literacy assessments introduced hospitals australia training required enable nurse confidence ability health literacy assessment tailored education based health literacy assessment would enhance patients understanding improve discharge planning may reduce health service costs readmissions consolidated criteria reporting qualitative research coreq guidelines qualitative research followed registered nurses n 19 participated qualitative interviews providing data analysis study shows nurses already conducting informal assessments simply using observation looking cues education nurses health literacy tailor discussions patients improve communication