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"Health Literacy Upon completion of this module, you should be able to: Define health literacy Identify common concerns related to health literacy Describe low health literacy and its impact on society Review common health literacy assessment tools Formulate a plan to better communicate health information to patients in your practice"

While this health literacy resource was created for physician assistants, it could be used broadly.

The modules consist of 17 activity guides with 4 accompanying PowerPoint presentations. Each activity guide includes a list of further resources.

This toolkit contains resources related to computer and information literacy

This is a fantastic resource that directly relates to the mission of http://www.inet-nurse.org. I feel confident in following the lead of the NLN in preparing technology savvy nurses and nurse educators. One idea was to establish a 'computer drivers license' - check on the site: http://www.icdlus.org/ Looking forward to implementing something like this.

 Find out about patient care technician certification, learn about the courses, where they can be taken, the career prospects, and more ...

"The mission of ICDL US is to enable the proficient use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) that empowers individuals, organisations and society"

It's like a drivers license for computers ... interesting idea.

"Preparing The Next Generation Of Nurses To Practice In A Technology-Rich Environment: An Informatics Agenda."

NLN's position paper on preparing nurses to work with technology