In the recent past, advanced nurses are increasingly involved in systematic studies focusing on the relationship between health outcomes and health literacy. These systematic studies have demonstrated that patients tend to engage in fewer self-care habits, worse disease-associated knowledge and preventive health as their health literacy declines (Fitzpatrick & Montgomery, 2016). Therefore, it is essential to examine and identify efficient educational intervention strategies that focus on enhancing health outcomes in patients with low literacy skills. Nurses hold a unique and vital responsibility as a leader in patient education.
Education emphasises a paradigm shift on the way to forward thinking and consists of systems idea as far as planning and coordinating patient knowledge is concerned (Fitzpatrick & Montgomery, 2016). Developmentally suitable self-care management strategies, as well as population health management, are critical during particular patient education strategy implementations. Education needs to lay focus particularly on special needs patients such as from any recognised vulnerable populations, consisting of paediatrics, patients coupled with cognitive processing challenges such as gerontology or traumatic brain injury (Campbell & Daley, 2013).
Amongst nurse’s core responsibility is the ability to coordinate care, in regards to family and patient education, which is regarded as the most critical elements as it ensures there is a degree of continuity of quality care (Kjervik & Brous, 2015). In this regard, patients can initiate preventive and management self-care practices across the continuum of the entire care setting. However, during such initiatives, it is essential for the advanced nurse educator to have the ability to identify dissimilarities among complex care, self-care as well as population health management concerning targeted patients (Kjervik & Brous, 2015). Every one of these aspects is mainly different in regards to education in the care-coordinator role.
References
Campbell, S. H., & Daley, K. M. (2013). Simulation scenarios for nurse educators: Making it real. New York, NY: Springer.
Fitzpatrick, J. J., & Montgomery, K. S. (2016). Career success strategies for nurse educators. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis.
Kjervik, D. K., & Brous, E. A. (2015). Law and ethics for advanced practice nursing. New York: Springer.
