Integration of Health Literacy Content Into Nursing Curriculum Utilizing the Health Literacy Expanded Model

Nurses must have the ability to adapt care for patients with low health literacy, making health literacy education of nursing students essential. This article presents a health literacy content curriculum integration project in an associate degree nursing curriculum. A health literacy learning needs assessment survey constructed from the health literacy expanded model and identified gaps in health literacy content. The survey results, current best practice, and the health literacy expanded model provided a framework for the health literacy curriculum integration plan.