Health LiteracyActivity 1. Complete the following “living-room”
Question Answered step-by-step Health LiteracyActivity 1. Complete the following “living-room” Practice Situations language worksheet.Medical terms that patients may not understandMedical term Plain-language explanationAdverseAnalgesicAnti-inflammatoryAvoidContraceptionDietGenericInternistIntermittentOralCellulitisEnlargeLateralLesionLipidsMensesMonitorNormal rangeOsteoporosisReferralTerminalToxicDepression2. Discuss your plain-language explanations 3. Select three of the following scenarios. Read the scenario and then practice and write how you would present this information to your patient. Remember to focus on using living-room language and one to three key takeaways. These should not be extensive descriptions, just short statements.Situation 1:The patient has just been diagnosed with diabetes and needs to start monitoring her blood sugar levels and taking insulin. The GTT is a test that tells you how well your body is breaking down sugar. Type 1 diabetes means that the pancreas no longer produces insulin.Situation 2:The patient has just found out that her baby has jaundice (yellowing of the skin as a result of liver problems) and will need to be in a special blanket called a BiliBlanket and under a special lamp called a BiliLamp. This will help raise the baby’s bilirubin level and reduce the yellowing of the skin.Situation 3:The patient has just been diagnosed with high blood pressure and will need to make serious changes to her diet (eating fewer high-fat/high-calorie foods and consuming less salt) and start taking medication.Situation 4:The patient has just had a mild heart attack and needs to have a stent put into an artery to keep the artery open and prevent another heart attack.Situation 5:The patient has recently had a stroke and will need to begin rehabilitative occupationaland physical therapy to regain the fine and gross motor skills lost due to the stroke. Gait training is learning how to walk again, and ADLs are activities of daily life.Situation 6:The patient has been diagnosed with kidney failure and will need to start weekly dialysis treatment (a treatment that helps filter toxins from the blood—the function of a normal kidney).Situation 7:The patient’s child has been diagnosed with asthma and will need to start nebulizer treatments and using an inhaler.Situation 8:The patient is pregnant and the doctor asks her whether or not she would like a vaginal birth after caesarian delivery (VBAC). A VBAC can be dangerous if the incision on the uterus from the previous pregnancy is vertical rather than horizontal. This can cause uterine rupture.Situation 9:The patient is at the pharmacy, and the pharmacist is discussing her medication dosage and the importance of finishing all of the prescribed medications.Situation 10:The patient is at the doctor with her 13-year-old daughter and being told about the Gardasil vaccine—the vaccine for HPV, the virus responsible for most cervical cancers.Situation 11:The patient is at the ER because she was stuck with a needle at work and could have been exposed to HIV/AIDS. The ER doctor wants to prescribe the AIDS cocktail, an intensive combination of a variety of antiretroviral medications (medications that fight viruses) to prevent the patient from contacting HIV/AIDS.Situation 12:The patient has developed an infection after having the gallbladder removed and needs to learn how to change her bandages and care for the infected area.4. Provide constructive feedback to each other on areas of success and areas for improvement. Health Science Science Nursing BIO SCI 2c Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)
