NAME : Colinares, Juliannah Bien Reege Section: A3 DATE: April 2, 2022

SAS 7 : Literacy in the Adult Client Population

ANSWER RATIONALE

1. B Functional illiteracy best defined as lack of fundamental reading, writing, and

comprehension skills needed to operate effectively in society.
2. A Illiteracy is generally interpreted as having reading skills at or below the fourth
grade level.
3. D This is an example of false assumption about individuals who are illiterate or low
literate. Many have reading abilities that correlate with the number of years of
schooling completed.
4. A Adult illiteracy is on the rise despite public and private efforts to address the
issue. This statement is as example of literacy in the adult population that is
accurate.
5. C Assume that her readability skills are minimal and that the nurse will have to rely
on instructional tools other than written materials for teaching. This is the best
approach given by a nurse to educate his client with this situation.
6. B According to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, Title V,
health literacy is the degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain,
communicate, process, and understand basic health information and services to
make appropriate health decisions.
7. B Comprehension is the degree to which individuals understand what they have
read.
8. D All of the above are factors that correlate significantly with levels of illiteracy and
low literacy in the U.S. population.
9. C The nurse should assess a client’s comprehension of printed materials only.