Importance of Literacy and Communication in Healthcare

Running head: LITERACY AND COMMUNICATION FOR HEALTHCARE
LITERACY AND COMMUNICTION FOR HEALTHCARE
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LITERACY AND COMMUNICATION FOR HEALTHCARE1
Explanation of the slides-
Introduction
• The nursing medical note is the medical note or the medical healthcare record which is
kept by the nurse which provides an effective reflection of the assessments of the nursing,
the changes in the conditions of the patients, the provided care and all other relevant
information for supporting the clinical team.
• The thesis statement is that ineffective nursing progress note can hamper in providing
effective care to the patient.
• The given case study is about a 73 years old aboriginal male who was about to get a
transition care but because of the lack of communication he has not received such care.
What are the importance of literacy and communication in healthcare?
• The health literacy and effective communication in between the nurses and in between
the patients and the doctors is one of the key aspects in the improvement of the health and
also in the improvement of the quality of the care which is provided to the patients.
• Literacy refers to the ability of any person to read or to write and the communication is
the way the nurses speak with the patients.
• Effective communication provides the care providers and the care takers to receive the
highest quality of healthcare.
Using of non-verbal communication
• In the given case study, the body language of the patient has described that he was really
very upset about the fact of being transferred from his own country.