Health Literacy Quiz

The Health Literacy Northern NSW project is co-funded by the NSW Government and Healthy North Coast through their North Coast PHN Program.

Northern NSW Health Literacy Project acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands across our region and pays respect to the Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise these lands were never ceded and acknowledge the continuation of culture and connection to land, sky and sea. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Australia’s First Peoples and honour the rich diversity of the world’s oldest living cultures.

Jargon	Plain Language
Pre-op	Before surgery
ECG	Electrical picture of your heart
PRN	When needed
Supine	On back
Discharge planning	Making a plan to get out of hospital
Fast	Do not eat during this time
Sats	Oxygen in blood
Restoration	Filling
Fracture	Break
Pathology	Something is not working right
Verbal comprehension	Understanding what other people are saying
Febrile	High temperature
IVF	Drip
Gait	Walking pattern
Bilateral	Both sides
Abstain	Don’t do
UF goal	How much fluid we want to take off
Primary health assessment	Health check with GP
Prophylactic	To prevent
QID	4 times a day
Pivot	Changing from an old strategy
AF	(atrial fibrillation) Heart flutter/irregular heart rate
Nil by mouth	Nothing to eat or drink
Upper limbs	Arms
Screening	Checking/testing
Dyspnoea	Shortness of breath
Analgesia	Pain relief

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