Briefly discuss 3 ideas from the lecture that could benefit your practice especially when working with patients with chronic illness
How to submit your work:
Unless your tutor has made other arrangements with your class, please submit your work by email as an attached file to your tutor. Please state clearly your group number. This work is not marked, but if satisfactory will account for your attendance. Your marks for this subject cannot be released until your Independent Learning is received by your tutor and considered satisfactory.
It would be a very good idea to undertake this Independent Learning early in order to free up time later in the semester
The aims for your independent learning are to:
1. Develop a greater understanding of Health Literacy
2. Appreciate the consequences of poor Health Literacy
3. Appreciate the importance of effective communications with patients who have chronic illness
4. Develop effective strategies to assist patients in understanding their illness and treatments
Relates to:
? Lectures 7: Health Literacy ? available as a powerpoint + audio online
Activity 1:
? Review the lecture on Health Literacy
? Reflect on the content of this lecture and apply to your own practice as a student nurse
? Briefly discuss 3 ideas from the lecture that could benefit your practice especially when working with patients with chronic illness
Activity 2:
? Connect to the following links. These links will provide some introductory information on health literacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCobR-JmhVw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8w9kdcRgsI
? This next link http://www.nchealthliteracy.org/toolkit/quickstart.pdf will take you to the Quick Start activities related to the Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit.
? Begin by watching the short video. Make sure you click the small red arrow to take you to the video otherwise you go to a website. The video was developed in the USA and shows real people experiencing difficulty with their health literacy. Patients in Australia experience many of the same difficulties.
? List 3 observations related to the video that may be useful information for your practice.
Activity 3:
? Go back to the quick start tool kit and work your way through the three tools listed under number 2. There is no need to click on any of the extra links inside the tools unless you are curious. Some of the information is directed to medical staff but it can be equally applied to nursing. Answer the questions below briefly (no references of course, just your ideas and 2-3 points will do).
? In what ways would a brown bag medication review be useful in chronic illness management?
? Thinking back to your last clinical were there any tips for communicating clearly that you should incorporate into your practice?
? Read through the teach back method. Click on the 5 minute teach back video link and view the video called the Teach Back in Cardiology Practice. This video runs for about 2 minutes and is a good demonstration of the method. There is no need to link to the longer videos and slides.
? Thinking back to your recent clinical practice were there situations where you could have used this technique?
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