Heath Literacy Case Study

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Heath literacy is an individual’s ability to read, understand and use health care information to make decisions and follow instructions for a treatment. So when indigenous people cannot handle with paperwork they may fear towards it. Because they cannot understand, speak or read English accurately. In that case they might read the instructions loudly, pronounce words incorrectly, think about words for a long time and will take time to response. They may ask from health workers to explain the instructions as they cannot understand it literally.

b. How would you assist the client fill in this form?
When a patient struggling with paperwork, as a nurse I would like to assist by reading information in simple language and help them to fill it

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