Poster Presentations
Session Type
Poster Presentation
Abstract
Low health literacy (HL) is common in rural locations with limited resources and abundant socioeconomic issues. This study sought to determine if a relationship existed between a nurse’s assessment of medical-surgical patient’s HL levels and actual HL levels [measured by the Newest Vital Sign (NVS)] of patients seeking care in a rural border region. Data collected from 84 RNs and patients revealed a moderately strong positive correlation of rs=0.418(p=.01), between the RN’s prediction of patient’s HLlevel and actual HL level, contributing to the support for the use of standardized HL assessment tools to accurately identify low HL in patient populations.
Recommended Citation
Williams, S. A. (2020, October 1-2). Accuracy of medical-surgical nurse’s prediction of patient’s health literacy level [Poster presentation]. Walden University Research Conference 2020 (online). https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/researchconference/2020/posters/21/
Accuracy of Medical-Surgical Nurse’s Prediction of Patient’s Health Literacy Level
Low health literacy (HL) is common in rural locations with limited resources and abundant socioeconomic issues. This study sought to determine if a relationship existed between a nurse’s assessment of medical-surgical patient’s HL levels and actual HL levels [measured by the Newest Vital Sign (NVS)] of patients seeking care in a rural border region. Data collected from 84 RNs and patients revealed a moderately strong positive correlation of rs=0.418(p=.01), between the RN’s prediction of patient’s HLlevel and actual HL level, contributing to the support for the use of standardized HL assessment tools to accurately identify low HL in patient populations.
Recommended Citation
Williams, S. A. (2020, October 1-2). Accuracy of medical-surgical nurse’s prediction of patient’s health literacy level [Poster presentation]. Walden University Research Conference 2020 (online). https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/researchconference/2020/posters/21/
