i have been fortunate in my life to always be around books and people who like books likewise it has been a blessing to be around storytellers. stories help place people in a time and place with a purpose. to all of my colleagues who question the relevance of the humanities in nursing-i suggest that the stories found in books, movies, paintings, photographs, theatre, and academic writings offer connections to our world. Those connections are important for literacy and therefore health care literacy because of how doctors, nurses, patients, family members, and others share their worlds. It is about knowing and most importantly remembering how we get to the life we are now living.
i would like to share a couple of books that may be worth reading-
Other People's Words, The Cycle of Low literacy by Victoria Percell-Gates. This book offers a poignant example of how health care can exclude rather than include the needs of patients by not recognnizing where they are and why. the reading offers a starting place for remembering why patients are where they are and not to be judgemental as we search for ways to connect
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