Improving low health literacy and patient engagement

Improving low health literacy and patient engagement A nurse is caring for a 60-year-old patient who has been diagnosed with hypertension and will be starting medications. The doctor enters the room right before discharge and tells the patient, “You have hypertension and will need to take medication. Here are the prescriptions for two medications that will decrease your hypertension. You will have to take the pills in the morning when you wake up. Please schedule a follow-up appointment and come back to have your blood pressure checked in one week. Do you understand?” The patient nods in agreement. Near the clinic waiting room, the nurse hears the patient talking to his wife, explaining that the doctor told him he is “hyper” and that he needs to take pills to decrease this. 1. Was the situation recognized as health literacy by the health care provider or the patient? 1. How could the nurse have intervened with the patient and the doctor?

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