Effective Communication In Nursing

When communicating with the elderly clients, there will inevitably be situations where communicative barriers are presented. It is always important to remember to treat the client as normally as possible, and to show respect to foster a good therapeutic relationship with the client. A few examples of barriers due to physiological changes include loss of hearing and vision. Therapeutic techniques that can be employed to overcome these barriers include; approach the client from the front and maintain position in front of the client when communicating, reduce noise and other distractions, avoid eating or drinking when speaking, use a clear tone and normal rate of speech. An example of a cognitive barrier to therapeutic communication is the presence

Age discrimination in health care is primarily hidden and individual rather than institutional (Lievesley, 2012), where statistical evidence demonstrates this relationship with registered nurses and the severity and presence of discrimination towards patients of the older generation. Furthermore, patient outcomes are indirectly affected by ageism (Nelson, 2005). For example, health care workers who are biased towards the elderly often result in a reluctance to trial certain treatments which could benefit the individual along with the dismissal of older patients from clinical trials (Nelson, 2005). It is evident that registered nurses distance themselves from seniors due to feeling powerless to help or the patient might be at the end stage of life (Kane & Kane, 2005). Additionally, it has been found that people of the older generation who suffer a disability, such as a hearing of visual deficit, tend not to choose to receive rehabilitation in order to assist with day-to-day life (Kane & Kane,

In the nursing profession, we must display effective communication skills. Our nursing career have communication demands such as communicating with family members regarding a patient’s status, giving a detailed end of shift report, or simply communicating with other staff members while delegating duties. “Much of our communication occurs through nonverbal channels that must be examined in the context of the verbal content. Generally, if verbal and nonverbal messages are incongruent, the receiver will believe the nonverbal message” Marquis & Houston (2015). I will reflect an incident that’s a demonstration of ineffective communication skills in a workplace.

The person-centred staff have to interact and communicate with the patient in the person centred care making it essential for them to possess strong and effective communicational skill. The purpose of communication in this aspect is to make sure that healthcare providers focus on the individuals (Edvardsson, et al., 2010; Chenoweth, et al., 2009). It also includes sharing information, providing empowering and compassionate care, sharing decisions, and being sensitive to the needs of the patient. This skill from the perspective of person-centred care is regarded as the prerequisite. All sort of communication such as verbal, non-verbal, and part verbal are imperative and play a vital role in the process of providing person-centred care (Elwyn, et al., 2012; Morgan & Yoder, 2012).

Communication is a ‘two way process which can be simultaneously simple and complex. In simple terms, the process consists of a ‘sender’ who transmits information to the receiver. ‘(Bach and Grant, 2011) It is a vital element needed for all health workers in order to avoid conveying inadvertent messages about their feelings, beliefs or assumptions. (Robertson, 2008.)

Patient Communication Student’s Name Institution Patient Communication Nurse-patient communication is significant towards the well-being of the patient and adequate performance of the nursing duties. Different patients come with different attitudes, and therefore it is necessary for the nurse to understand how to communicate appropriately with the sick individuals. This essay seeks to identify the different types of nurse-patient communication, factors that promote its positive or negative experience and recommend strategies on how such communication can be improved.

The main focus, however, relating to prerequisites was on professional competence and developed interpersonal skills. This emphasises the need for good communication skills and their centrality in developing therapeutic relationships. This notion is reinforced through a concept analysis undertaken by Chambers (2005) who identified communication as an antecedent to the development of therapeutic

Unit: Workplace communication Centre Number: 821707 Centre Name: Cayman Islands Civil Service College Learner Registration No: Learner Name: Windell Solomon A. Understand the importance of effective communication Explain why clear and effective communication is essential in the workplace? In my opinion, I think clear and effective communication is very essential in the workplace, because without communication there will be misunderstandings, which in turn will lead to misinterpretations, assumptions which can cause embarrassment to not only the sender but the receiver.

Reflection on Interview with my senior Two weeks ago, my partner Xin Xin and I interviewed one senior nurse. Her name is Khin Myint Myat Oo, she is from Myanmar. We interviewed about her experiences when communicating with patients during her clinical attachment at the National University Hospital. She shared us what she did and how she overcome her challenges. She described the two difficulties: the first problem for her is caring for the stubborn patients.

Communication is a vital aspect of the relationship between the patient and the nurse, as it allows for a therapeutic relationship to be built and maintained. It is stated that good, clear and professional communication is important for the delivery of high standard care (Reading, S. and Webster, B, 2014). This is particularly important in mental health nursing as giving verbal guidance and reassurance is an important aspect of the care being provided. Mental health nurses must also be able to recognise when a situation is needing a soothing tone of voice in communication or a more authoritative tone. When the nurse is talking to Geoff and advising him on his medication she must talk to him in a soothing and friendly tone.

Factors affecting disaster; • Physical factors- weather conditions, the availability of food, time when disaster occurs, availability of water and functional utilities like electricity • Chemical factors; leakage of stored chemicals into the air, soil, food supplies • Biological factors; those that occur as a result of contaminated water, improper waste disposal. • Social factor; loss of family members, change in roles and the questioning of religious belief are social factor to look into consideration after disaster. • Psychological factor; things like host and environmental conditions. It is the duty of a nurse to provide educational program and materials regarding disaster in specific areas. Thereby educating those population about what impact the disaster can have on them by adopting a

Verbal or non verbal communication is used everyday in our lives. Therapeutic communication focuses more on the physical and the emotional well being of the individual. It is a face to face communication that assist the person to help increase their self worthiness and decrease their level of stress. It is being used widely in the healthcare setting, especially in the mental health setting and the different techniques that are used during therapeutic communication is as followed. Active listening is highly recommended because being attentive to the patient shows careless.

Communication is an important aspect of nursing care. Communication varies depending on the context and situation it is used. With communication relationships are formed and survival needs are met. As student nurse, we use communication to collect vital data needed in order to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for the client. The word communication has different meanings ‘to some communication is the interchange of information between two or more people to others still communication is simply getting the message across.

“Effective communication is one of the most vital components of healthcare” (Crouch et al. , 2013). It is through effective communication that nurses are able to discuss their client’s needs and provide all the necessary elements for increased healing both physically and mentally. Nurses are able to form a therapeutic relationships with their clients through various forms of communication and provide the best care needed for not only the client but for the family members of the client as well. One of the many ways to establish a strong therapeutic relationship with patients is to make the patient feel at ease with humour. Friendliness and laughter are important factors when forming trust between nurses and patient.

It to notice that elder people faces various issues in terms of their job, societal and family perspective. One of my clients Mr ABC visited and informed me that he was facing the issue at his work place and he has speech therapy problem, due to which he was unable to communicate effectively. I got through his profile and got to know that his experience in the field was exceptional, but after facing with an incident he got some serious injuries and that resulted in getting his left arm effected. He was unable to get the job again because he started losing his confidence. He became really disheartened and disappointed from whatever he was going through.