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Nurse Overestimation of Patients' Health Literacy
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patient education effective communication core elements nursing profession therefore awareness patients health literacy integral patient care safety education counseling several past studies suggested health care providers overestimate patients health literacy study authors compare inpatient nurses estimate patients health literacy patients health literacy using newest vital sign health literacy measurement total 65 patients 30 nurses enrolled trial results demonstrate nurses incorrectly identify patients low health literacy addition overestimates outnumber underestimates 6 1 results reinforce previous evidence health care providers overestimate patients health literacy overestimation patients health literacy nursing personnel may contribute widespread problem poor health outcomes hospital readmission rates