It is important for the nurse and the patient to communicate effectively. The inability of a patient ...

It is important for the nurse and the patient to communicate effectively. The inability of a patient to read and write can interfere with effective communication and place him or her in health dis-parity.
 
  Which of the following factors can help the patient's treatment plan? 1. Teach the patient to read and write.
  2. Teach the patient about his or her drugs and disease process.
  3. Teach the patient to call the drug company for information about prescription drugs.
  4. Patients who have literacy problems only learn from written instructions.