care and clear communication and honesty is the key to the trust built between nurses and those in our care ‚To facilitate that trust we must be able to communicate effectively and clearly. Effective communication is fundamental to good nursing practise and to improved patient care and without it we will fail. Communication as defined by the Oxford Dictionary; The imparting or exchanging of information by speaking‚ writing‚ or using some other medium. Flin states‚ ’Communication is the transfer
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COMMUNICATION AND DOCUMENTATION IN COMMUNITY NURSING STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE COLLABORATIVE WORKING AMONGST HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN THE COMMUNITY WHEN CARING FOR CHILDREN AT END OF LIFE Introduction: Excellent communication skills and careful documentation are an important part of nursing practice‚ whether in the clinical or community setting (Perry & Potter‚ 2014). One of the fundamental aims for nurses in all areas is to safeguard the welfare of their patients and service users
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“The problem with educating stupid people was that they didn’t know they were stupid.” Lucky for me‚ I knew I wasn’t too smart in my early years. For starters‚ I couldn’t read at the beginning of first grade‚ and I understood that I’d need to work hard to get to where I needed to be. In second grade‚ I was at the bottom of my class in the number of math facts we could do in five minutes. After that I started to excel in my grades. Then in third grade I was one of seven fourth grade students to be
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intercultural communication challenges to better their communication in the workplace and improve student learning. Through conducting secondary research‚ the authors revealed that nurses faced difficulties when communicating with “culturally and linguistically diverse colleagues and students” (Henderson et al.‚ 2016). As result of these findings‚ descriptive qualitative research was conducted among clinical nurses‚ nurse academics‚ and student nurses to identify what intercultural communication challenges
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Mr. Comer was admitted to his local community hospital for respite care. He has suffered multiple‚ acute strokes in the past‚ which has left him with severe disabilities. These include paralysis rendering him immobile‚ aphasia (speech loss) and dysphagia (swallowing difficulties). He relies on carers for all normal activities required for daily living (Roper et al 1996) and is advised to have a pureed diet and thickened fluids. My mentor asked me to observe her feeding Mr Comer. She had prepared
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Nursing Home Administrator Kandra Shearer HCS/320 - HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES University of Phoenix April 14‚ 2014 As an Administrator of our local nursing home it has come to my attention that we have been bought out by a national group. With this change being made there will unfortunately be displacement of some of our residents. This paper will describe both the advantages and disadvantages of using different types of media for communication. It will also
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The purpose of this assignment is to underpin effective communication‚ address why nurses need to be effective communicators‚ to expand on the meaning of the therapeutic relationship and why developing this with patients is important. Firstly‚ Communication is verbal and non-verbal. It is‚ therefore‚ defined as an act of conversing with people‚ to pass information‚ to consort‚ to express thoughts‚ to send a message across and being understood. However‚ it is a process that involves both patient
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In nursing‚ communication is essential and needs to be effective whether it’s to the patient or other healthcare professionals. This communication can come in many forms like verbal or non-verbal (eg. Touch‚ body language...) and can facilitate communication but it can also inhibit it depending on the situation and in complex situations this can change between the two. There are many potential constraints for communication and some of these are shown in the case of Mrs. Romano. When working with
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myself. It is through hearing the many stories I have heard from family members that are in the medical field and a sister that became a CAN and had planned to be a nurse that made me really begin thinking about nursing as a possible career. The further I learned and read about nursing‚ the more I was intrigued. I chose to take Health Occupations 1 at KEC this year‚ my senior year in High School. By the end of this course I will become a CNA. Through this experience‚ it has not only provided me
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Running head: CONCEPT PAPER 2 Concept Paper 2 B231/Communication Skills in Nursing 3rd Semester/2007 According to Valentine‚ (as described in Arnold & Boggs 2007‚ pg.319)‚ "CONFLICT has been defined as tension arising from incompatible needs‚ in which the actions of one frustrate the ability of the other to achieve a goal (1995)." My cousin Jason found his wife ’s sister really annoying. Sara‚ his wife‚ was very close to her sister. They talked several times a week on the phone‚ and she
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