With health literacy in the limelight as our nation focuses on improving patient experiences and outcomes, Dr. Terri Ann Parnell’s book, Health Literacy in Nursing: Providing Person-Centered Care, could not have come at a more opportune time. The book brings clarity to the significance of health literacy in patient care. In healthcare today, our country’s diverse population is faced with multiple health disparities. When taking a closer look at these disparities, the concept of health literacy emerges as a common thread that is intertwined throughout all cultures, demographics, environments, and socioeconomic statuses within our population. Health literacy deeply impacts our patients’ ability to access healthcare, manage their disease processes and achieve optimal level of functioning. Understanding the significance of health literacy in patient care and implementing interventions to improve patient education strategies are essential to the practice of nursing. In order to do this, nurses must create a culture of teaching and learning that meets our patients’ individual health literacy needs. This can only be accomplished by cultivating the health literacy skills of our nurses. Health Literacy in Nursing: Providing Person-Centered Care sheds light on how to cultivate these ever-important skills, providing a clear and comprehensive overview of health literacy, and offering a myriad of strategies and interventions for nurses. Although, as the title suggests, the book is intended for nurses, it has implications for a much broader audience of health professionals. First, in the preface, the author welcomes nurses to use the book as a guide, arousing interest by providing succinct descriptions of the topics within each of the book chapters. The chapters are organized into 4 main sections with each of the 15 chapter titles serving as easily accessible resources. The format and length of the chapters are uniform and evenly distributed. Furthermore, each and every chapter ends with an elaborate list of references, a valuable resource for any

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护理中的健康素养：提供以人为本的护理，作者：Terri Ann Parnell

在我们国家致力于改善患者体验和治疗效果的同时，由于健康素养备受关注，Terri Ann Parnell博士的书《护理中的健康素养：提供以人为中心的护理》再合适不过了。这本书使人们清楚地了解了健康素养在患者护理中的重要性。在当今的医疗保健中，我国多样化的人口面临着多种健康差异。当仔细研究这些差距时，健康素养的概念作为一个共同的主题出现，并贯穿于我们人口中所有文化，人口，环境和社会经济状况。健康素养深刻影响着我们患者获得医疗保健，管理其疾病过程和实现最佳功能水平的能力。了解健康素养在患者护理中的重要性，并实施干预措施以改善患者教育策略，对于护理实践至关重要。为此，护士必须营造一种满足我们患者个人健康素养需求的教学文化。这只能通过培养护士的健康素养技能来实现。护理中的健康素养：提供以人为中心的护理阐明了如何培养这些至关重要的技能，提供了清晰而全面的健康素养概述，并为护士提供了无数的策略和干预措施。尽管如标题所示，这本书是为护士准备的，但它对更广泛的卫生专业人员而言具有启示意义。首先，在序言中 作者欢迎护士使用本书作为指导，并通过在本书各章中对主题的简要说明来引起人们的兴趣。本章分为4个主要部分，其中15个章标题中的每个标题都可轻松访问。章节的格式和长度是统一且均匀分布的。此外，每一章都以详尽的参考书目结尾，这对于任何人来说都是宝贵的资源