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Matching clinical information with levels of patient health literacy

01 June 2013

Nursing Management

Feature

Good communication between healthcare professionals and patients is central to therapeutic relationships, and patients need to know how to access, understand and...

Issues in phenomenological nursing research: the combined use of pain diaries and interviewing

01 April 2006

Nurse Researcher

issues in research

Kathryn Clarke and Ron Iphofen describe how combining two methods – diaries and interviews – proved fruitful in a study that sought to explore the experience of...

The information challenge: an aid to understanding

01 December 2012

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

Making information accessible involves deciding which format to use and prioritising the information that is provided. Prioritisation is often not taken into account...

Data-analysis issues in a phenomenographic investigation of information literacy in nursing

01 November 2013

Nurse Researcher

Phenomenography

Aim To explore two contrasting methods of phenomenographic data analysis. Background Phenomenography is a still-uncommon but increasingly used methodology based on...

Promoting health literacy in patients with diabetes

26 October 2011

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Diabetes mellitus is a complex long-term condition. To achieve best outcomes, patients must have a good understanding of the condition and should adopt a vigilant...

Health literacy and long-term conditions

02 September 2009

Primary Health Care

General

Health literacy (HL) is a complex and interesting concept. There is increasing focus on the importance of HL for patients and practitioners in the UK. This article...

Health literacy and its importance for effective communication. Part 2

07 May 2014

Nursing Children and Young People

CPD

This is the second of two articles exploring the concept of health literacy, an often hidden barrier to effective healthcare communication. Part 1 was published in...

Health literacy and its importance for effective communication. Part 1

08 April 2014

Nursing Children and Young People

CPD

This is the first of two articles exploring the concept of health literacy, an often hidden barrier to effective healthcare communication. The authors define the...

Making more of IT

26 October 2010

Nursing Standard

Feature

Susan Hamer is at the forefront of helping nurses to see the benefits of information technology to their practice.

Exploring health promotion and health education in nursing

30 October 2018

Nursing Standard

Health promotion

The term health promotion has been used in healthcare for several years. However, the meaning of this term is debated, particularly in nursing. Some nurses might...