According to the Healthy People 2020 initiative, health information and the associated access issues have become more complicated. There are many considerations when determining whether an individual has proficient health literacy. The nurse acknowledges that the patient should be able to do what actions?

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The patient should be able to exhibit certain competencies such as reading and identifying credible health information, understanding numbers in the context of the patient's health care, making appointments, filling out forms, gathering health records and asking appropriate questions of physicians, advocating for appropriate care, navigating complex insurance programs (Medicare or Medicaid, and other financial assistance programs), and using technology to access information and services. Interpreting EKGs and X-rays is beyond this scope.

According to the Healthy People 2020 Initiative, Health Information and the Associated