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  1. Maternal Health of Women and Girls of African Descent in the Americas. | PSNet

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    September 02, 2015 - Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Health Literacy: … March 24, 2021 Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health: Workshop Summary. … Diagnostic error experiences of patients and families with limited English-language health literacy

  2. Acute care patients discuss the patient role in patient safety. | PSNet

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    October 12, 2011 - December 21, 2014 Health literacy and quality: focus on chronic illness care and patient … March 22, 2009 Perspective The Role of Health Literacy … Hospitals Quality and Safety Professionals Educators Patient Self-Management Health Literacy

  3. Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses. | PSNet

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    July 05, 2016 - July 5, 2008 Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion. … Improving Patient Safety Through Informed Consent for Patients with Limited Health Literacy … August 15, 2012 Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health: Workshop Summary.

  4. Lehigh Valley Hospital: engaging patients and families. | PSNet

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    January 04, 2017 - February 14, 2011 Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels. … January 22, 2014 Low literacy impairs comprehension of prescription drug warning labels … , 2010 Misunderstanding of prescription drug warning labels among patients with low literacy

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 22, 2018 - occur when health care providers fail to consider a patient's individual context, such as limited literacy … validating-domains-patient-contextual-factors-essential-preventing-contextual-errors https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 02, 2016 - settings utilized interviews, observation, and participant-generated photographs and text to document the literacy … medication-use-leading-emergency-department-visits-adverse-drug-events-older-adults https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels

  7. What ring tone should be used for patient safety? Early results with a Blackberry-based telementoring safety solution. | PSNet

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    February 28, 2011 - RIS Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Literacy … February 28, 2011 Low literacy impairs comprehension of prescription drug warning labels … , 2010 Misunderstanding of prescription drug warning labels among patients with low literacy

  8. Liquid medication dosing errors in children: role of provider counseling strategies. | PSNet

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    August 14, 2014 - 2008 Parents' medication administration errors: role of dosing instruments and health literacy … December 14, 2016 Liquid medication dosing errors by Hispanic parents: role of health literacy … July 3, 2014 View More Related Resources Health literacy-informed

  9. Health IT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Better Care. | PSNet

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    June 16, 2011 - September 23, 2015 Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health: Workshop Summary … August 15, 2012 Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion. … July 8, 2016 Health Literacy: Past, Present, and Future: Workshop Summary.

  10. Viewpoint: Patient safety in primary care - patients are not just a beneficiary but a critical component in its achievement. | PSNet

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    August 16, 2017 - December 21, 2018 View More Related Resources AHRQ Health Literacy … July 26, 2011 Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels. … February 14, 2011 Low literacy impairs comprehension of prescription drug warning labels

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 16, 2017 - Clinicians identified limited health literacy and inadequate information sharing among clinicians as … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-involving-oral-chemotherapy https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy

  12. Discharge Planning and Transitions of Care | PSNet

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    June 15, 2024 - Discharge instructions may differ between providers, or may not be tailored to a patient’s level of health literacy … unclear and may not be tailored to patient’s individual learning style, social determinants, or health literacy … factors for medication nonadherence into patient-related factors (i.e. disease-state knowledge, health literacy … Health Literacy universal Precautions Toolkit, 3 rd edition. Use the Teach-Back Method: Tool #5. … 27, 2024 Patient Safety Primers Personal Health Literacy

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 26, 2014 - Prior studies have shown that patients with limited health literacy frequently misunderstand dosing … issue/risk-unintentional-overdose-non-prescription-acetaminophen-products https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels

  14. Reducing the risk of delayed colorectal cancer diagnoses through an ambulatory safety net collaborative. | PSNet

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    February 28, 2011 - RIS Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Literacy … July 14, 2010 Low literacy impairs comprehension of prescription drug warning labels. … , 2012 Misunderstanding of prescription drug warning labels among patients with low literacy

  15. Patient safety and sense of security when telemonitoring chronic conditions at home: the views of patients and healthcare professionals - a qualitative study. | PSNet

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    August 21, 2024 - Clinicians described the importance of knowing patients' level of health literacy and ensuring they … See More About The Topic Home Care Health Care Providers Home Nursing Health Literacy

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 15, 2025 - the indication, dosage schedule, proper administration, and potential adverse effects, low health literacy … /issue/missing-clinical-information-during-primary-care-visits https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/low-literacy-impairs-comprehension-prescription-drug-warning-labels https … achieved in this area for patients taking high-risk medications, even in patients with low health literacy

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 12, 2021 - Contributing factors to patient and caregiver error include low health literacy, poor provider–patient … communication, absence of health literacy, and universal precautions in the outpatient clinic. … education to patients, especially when medication regimens are modified.4 A related primer on health literacy … https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/literacy-toolkit/index.html … https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/literacy-toolkit/index.html

  18. Empowered Patient Coalition. | PSNet

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    October 26, 2022 - December 21, 2014 Health literacy and quality: focus on chronic illness care and patient … View More See More About The Topic Patients Patient Self-Management Health Literacy

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 06, 2017 - language-proficiency-and-adverse-events-us-hospitals-pilot-study https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/liquid-medication-dosing-errors-hispanic-parents-role-health-literacy-and-english-proficiency … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/liquid-medication-dosing-errors-hispanic-parents-role-health-literacy-and-english-proficiency

  20. Library-hospital pairing empowers patients, improves safety. | PSNet

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    June 27, 2018 - June 27, 2018 Visual acuity, literacy, and unintentional misuse of nonprescription medications … About The Topic Health Care Providers Quality and Safety Professionals Patients Health Literacy
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