Low Literacy

Culture can cause barriers when communicating with patients with low literacy.

1) Explain what low literacy is and why it’s important as a healthcare professional to know about it.

2) List 3 ways in which culture can cause barriers of communication with patients with low literacy. Then, for each one, explain how you would overcome the barrier or “plain language can be used”.

250 words minimum, APA format, include references and in text citations.