According to Health.gov, 9 out of 10 adults do not have the health literacy to manage their health and prevent disease. As mentioned previously, health literacy is how patients gather, process and understand health information and then use those to be able to make informed...
In any type of healthcare service, it is important to get to know your audience. Understanding your audience is necessary for the success of your service. Without knowing the specifics of your audience, you cannot make healthcare individualized or specific. Some questions to ask yourself...
Many of us have gone through cultural competency training either at work or in a class. Many more of us have encountered situations that have increased our knowledge of cultural competency in our everyday lives. This could have been an encounter with a person or...
There are medical specialists for the heart, the skin, cancers, child health, the respiratory tract, the nervous system and much more. Geriatrics is a medical specialty that focuses on the healthcare of those who are aging. As all of us age and as many are...
March 11th through March 17th is 2018‘s Patient Safety Awareness week. This week is dedicated to focusing on improving patient safety and recognizing that we can all play a part in this effort. According to the Campaign for Patient Safety 4 out of 10 Americans report to have...
As a healthcare worker, it is very important to remember to keep a patient's information private and confidential. Talking with a co-worker at break time or in passing about a patient can be a potentially inappropriate time. We must always remember to be vigilant in...
As a healthcare worker, it is very important to remember to keep a patient's information private and confidential. Talking with a co-worker at break time or in passing about a patient can be a potentially inappropriate time. We must always remember to be vigilant in...
Older adults sometimes experience a loss of appetite that may adversely affect their health. Even foods they once loved no longer seem appealing. Caregivers of seniors with this problem will certainly want to explore ways to stimulate their loved ones’ appetites and...
2015 marks a special year for the social work community.The nation will commemorate National Social Work Month in March and the National Association of Social Workers will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2015.NASW’s goal during Social Work Month and throughout 2015 will be...
National Pastoral Care Week 2014 is around the corner. This annual event (this year October 19-25) is a great opportunity for healthcare institutions to recognize the important and often unrecognized work and gifts of spiritual caregivers in their midst and to inform patients, family members,...
