Universal Precautions Plus: Physician-Directed Strategies for Improving Patient Health Literacy in the Emergency Department [PDF]
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023 Working on the frontlines with safety-net populations, emergency physicians are uniquely positioned to take on a greater role in addressing the current health literacy crisis and specific barriers that may exist.
Jamaji C. Nwanaji-Enwerem +6 more
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A universal precautions approach to reducing stigma in health care: getting beyond HIV-specific stigma [PDF]
Harm Reduction Journal, 2022 Background Delivery of effective health care is hampered by stigma, the social processes that attach negative judgement and response to some attributes, conditions, practices and identities.
Carla Treloar +6 more
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AMA Journal of Ethics, 2005 The purpose of this literature review is to consider key themes from empirical research relating to the knowledge and compliance of universal precautions amongst healthcare practitioners. Utilising international studies, strategies to improve universal precautions are analysed.
John Gammon, Dinah Gould
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Health Literacy Universal Precautions Are Still a Distant Dream: Analysis of U.S. Data on Health Literate Practices [PDF]
Health Literacy Research and Practice, 2017 Background: Experts have recommended the adoption of health literacy universal precautions, whereby health care providers make all health information easier to understand, confirm everyone's comprehension, and reduce the difficulty of health-related ...
Lan Liang, Cindy Brach
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How doctors make themselves understood in primary care consultations: A mixed methods analysis of video data applying health literacy universal precautions. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 PurposeTo mitigate the health risks that result from low health literacy and difficulty identifying patients with insufficient health literacy, health organizations recommend physicians apply health literacy universal precaution communication skills when
Jennifer V Byrne +2 more
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Universal screening versus universal precautions in ophthalmic surgery
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018 Santosh G Honavar
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Occupational Infection Prevention Among Nurses and Laboratory Technicians Amidst Multiple Health Emergencies in Outbreak-Prone Country, D.R. Congo [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious DiseaseMillions of healthcare workers experience percutaneous exposure to bloodborne communicable infectious disease pathogens annually, with the risk of contracting occupationally acquired infections.
Nlandu Roger Ngatu +16 more
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Role of Media on Perceived Vulnerability of the Public at Early Stage of COVID-19 Pandemic
Indian Journal of Psychiatric Nursing, 2022 Introduction: The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has spread across the world. The COVID-19 pandemic could have a considerable psychological effect. We aimed to explore the role of media on the level of perceived infectability and germ aversion toward ...
Deldar Morad Abdulah, Rasoul Sabri Piro
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Universal precautions: A methodology for trauma-informed justice
Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 2021 The research clearly indicates that the vast majority of individuals involved in the justice system who display offending behaviour have experienced trauma, victimization, or Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
Daniel J. Jones
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Evaluation of appropriate transmission-based precautions for non-SARS-CoV-2 respiratory viruses
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023 Appropriateness of transmission-based precautions after positive result for a non-SARS-CoV-2 virus was evaluated. Most patients (77.2%) lacked appropriate precautions within 3 hours of virus detection; 36.9% remained without appropriate precautions ...
Cassandra L. Falk +6 more
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