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K Brownson

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PubMed1999

Literacy, cultural diversity, and client education.

Client education offers many challenges to health care professionals. There is a mismatch between the reading level of most clients and the reading level of printed materials used in health education. Social and cultural factors also influence how our clients are able to learn about their health. These problems can lead to noncompliance with treatments, missed appointments, wrong dosages of medication, and undue fear among our clients. There are things that health care professionals can do to make written materials more user-friendly and culturally more acceptable.

Communication↗
PubMed1999

Breathing hospital air can make you sick.

Indoor air quality has deteriorated so much since the 1970s oil shortage and subsequent energy-efficient construction of buildings that people are becoming seriously ill by just breathing the indoor air. This is a problem with all industrial buildings and hospital staff are at particular risk. There are various things that hospital managers from different departments can do to make the air safe for staff and patients to breathe.

Adult↗
PubMed1998

An equitable nursing assignment structure.

An inconsistent nursing assignment structure increases unsafe nursing care situations and patient and staff litigation. Using a holistic perspective when scheduling places value on subjectivity, accountability and continuity of care. The conflicts involved with the nursing assignment structure and its implications for nursing managers are identified.

Clinical Competence↗
PubMed1998

College at home for the home care professional.

Most home care professionals are so busy that the idea of working full-time and going to college to obtain or complete a degree seems downright laughable. But through distance education, individuals can go to college without even leaving their homes. Distance education may provide the ideal complement to a home care professional's career.

Computer Communication Networks↗
PubMed1998

Literacy: a problem that managers must handle.

Patient and employee illiteracy is a problem that health care managers must deal with. More than half of all Americans may be unable to read and understand written materials used in hospitals, clinics, and other health care facilities. There is a mismatch between employees' and patients' reading level and the reading level of most written materials used by health care facilities. This can lead to noncompliance with treatment, missed appointments, wrong dosage of medications, uninformed consent, and undo fear among patients. Employees who are unable to read directions or policies and procedures are not able to do their jobs efficiently. There are things that managers can do to make written materials more user-friendly.

Communication↗
PubMed1997

Floating: a nurse's nightmare?

Floating is the process of reassigning nurses from their regular assignments to short-staffed areas. Although viewed as cost-effective, there are a number of legal and ethical dilemmas to consider in this practice. Nurses tend to oppose floating, which may lead to rifts between management and staff. This article reviews some important considerations in floating, including some action strategies for management and staff. Not being proactive in the process can lead to compromised patient care.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗
PubMed1997

Distance education for the health care supervisor.

Health care supervisors are being driven by the rapid changes in health care today. One demand is to complete their undergraduate degree or even a graduate degree. Few of us are able to devote the many hours required to attend on-campus classes full time. Now there is an alternative. Busy health care supervisors can now complete their undergraduate or graduate degrees from the comfort of their home--maintaining a job and family life.

Adult↗
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Education handouts. Are we wasting our time?

There is a mismatch between client reading level and the reading level of most health educational handouts. More than half of all Americans may be unable to read and understand health-related handouts given to them in a hospital or clinic. This can lead to noncompliance with treatment, missed appointments, taking the wrong dosage of medications, and unnecessary fear. Nurses can make handouts more user-friendly. The reading level can be changed so more patients can understand the materials, and the formatting of the handout can be modified to better serve all reading levels.

Educational Status↗