IntroductionThe American Nurses Association (ANA) has defined discharge planning as "a part of the continuity of care process that is designed to prepare the patient for the next phase care and to help him make all the necessary arrangements for this phase of care” (Rose, 2010, P. 47). Discharge planning is an ongoing process that allows the healthcare team to move the patient to an appropriate level of care. A significant body of research supports that family preparation for discharge has become more complex in recent years. According to researcher Cheryl Kornburger (2013), “the current emphasis on shorter hospital stays results in patients and their caregivers being discharged from the hospital with much more complex and complicated home care instructions” (Kornburger, 2013 , p. 282). To solve this problem, the importance of “Teach Back” or demonstration back in the output instruction was emphasized. This method helps nurses validate understanding of information presented to the patient before discharge. Review of Research Literature One of the most important elements of exit education is the concept of health literacy. This can be defined as: “…the patient's ability to understand and obtain basic health information services” (Kornburger, 2013 p. 288). This information aims to help the patient better understand their illness and its treatment. Other research by Weiss (2007) indicates that “the relationship between limited health knowledge and poorer health occurs across all socioeconomic groups and many disease states.” This researcher also adds that 89 to 90 million adults in the United States have limited health knowledge. Given this data, it is possible...... middle of article...... Nurses, 19(1), 47.Suzanne Bench, MSc, PGDipHE, BSc (Hons), RGN Tina Day, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), RN, Cert Ed RNT, Peter Griffiths, PhD and BA (Hons), RN (2013). Effectiveness of intensive care discharge information in supporting early recovery from critical illness. Intensive Care Nurses, 33(3), 41-51. Retrieved February 10, 2014 from Weiss, BD (2007). Health Literacy and Patient Safety: Helping Patients Understand Retrieved March 20, 2014 from Zeng-Treitler, Q. Kim, H., & Hunter, M. (2008). Improve patients' understanding and recall of discharge instructions by supplementing free texts with pictograms. In Proceedings of the AMIA Annual Symposium (Vol. 2008, p. 849). American Medical Informatics Association