Suman Subedi|Anup Ghimire|Samyog Uprety|Paras Kumar Pokharel
Health literacy Knowledge and understanding of registered nurses in tertiary care teaching hospital of eastern Nepal: two important dimensions for better health results
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences|B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences|B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences|B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
background difference health literacy skills among peoples cause health inequality profound effect health care system correlation health literacy health outcome patient subsequently demands identification patients health literacy level health professionals objective study aims assess health literacy knowledge understanding registered nurses working tertiary care teaching hospital methods crosssectional method employed among 125 registered nurses health literacy knowledge experience survey hlkes2 used gather knowledge related data descriptive statistical tools mannwhitney u test kruskalwallis h used analyze data focus group discussion n10 conducted obtain nurses understanding health literacy results majority nurses heard term health literacy finding suggest gap health literacy knowledge among nurses knowledge scarcity almost areas noticeably area evaluation healthcare teaching half respondent scored less 50 total score analysis demonstrated health literacy knowledge independent nurses characteristics conclusion limited knowledge health literacy among nurses stresses integration health literacy education nursing curriculum continuing education