Nurses's Role in Promoting Health Literacy of Caregivers School-age Children with Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
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Nurse’s role, Health Literacy, Caregivers, School-age Children, Cyanotic Congenital Heart DiseaseAbstract
Cyanotic Congenital heart disease, It is an abnormality of the heart and blood vessel structure from birth. Children often have complex health problems that require special care. School-aged children with this disease also require the cooperation of their caregivers to provide continuous care both in the hospital and at home because they are at an age where they are not yet able to take care of their health by themselves. To help keep children safe, be healthy, and have a good quality of life, nurses play an important role in promoting health literacy by developing information-seeking skills, understanding, evaluating, and skills in media literacy, and deciding to take care of their behaviors to prevent harm from complications that may occur. Additionally, nurses should advise caregivers or parents to be able to care for children with congenital heart disease with cyanosis effectively. It also promotes the health of school-aged children so that they can grow and develop appropriately according to their age as well as general school-age children.
This article will discuss the importance of cyanotic congenital heart disease with low blood flowing to the lungs, unconsciousness caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain, signs and symptoms, definitions and important components of health literacy, and the role of nurses in promoting health literacy and providing advice to caregivers of school-aged children with congenital heart disease.
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