Poor Literacy Is a Problem That Interferes with a Patient's

question 11

Multiple Choice

Poor literacy is a problem that interferes with a patient's ability to deal with the health care setting.Which of the following can contribute to a patient's literacy problems?

• A) The patient is hearing-impaired.
• B) The patient cannot read health content.
• C) The patient's family is not involved.
• D) The patient lives alone.

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