Effective communication involves a two-way process in which each person tries to understand the viewpoint of the other person. Communication is a cycle because when two people communicate they need to check that their ideas have been understood. Good communication involves the process of checking understanding‚ using reflective or active listening. Michael Argyle argued that interpersonal communication was a skill that could be learned and developed in much the same way as learning to drive a car
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This is a reflective essay based on a situation encountered during my first six-week placement on an ear‚ nose and throat ward at a local hospital. In order that I could use this situation for my reflection the patient will be referred to as "Mr H". This is in order that his real name is protected and that confidentially maintained in line with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct to "Treat information about patients and clients as confidential and use it only for the purpose for which it was given
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Reflective Essay Why we use reflection It is important that we use reflection in order to further develop our skills in practice. No matter which reflective cycle chosen it is important that you identify what has been learned from the experience‚ how it has helped‚ if it is negative‚ how to overcome the problem in the future‚ and how it relates to theory and knowledge you have been taught. Reflective practice has been identified as one of the key ways in which we learn from our experiences in practice
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Reflective essay: Related to an area of my work In this task I will be reflecting upon an incident undertaken on area of my work. The model of reflection I’ve chosen is Gibbs (1988)‚ which involves reflection on the description‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ conclusion and action plan (Gibbs 1988). The Gibbs (1988) reflective cycle is fairly straightforward and encourages a clear description of the situation‚ analysis of feelings‚ evaluation of the experience‚ analysis to make sense of the experience
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Dem 210 Understand and Enable Interaction and Communication with Individuals with Dementia 1.1 Describe how memory impairment can affect the ability of an individual with dementia to use verbal language In People who have dementia‚ memory impairment can make it very difficult to make verbal communication through language. Dementia can make people forget words and even confuse some words with others causing confusion and other people cannot always understand them. The individual might understand
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Reflective account on communication This assignment is a reflective account on communicating with a patient who cannot communicate verbally. To remain confidential I will call the patient‚ Patient A. I’m going to discuss the importance of non-verbal communication within a healthcare setting. Patient A was a 63 year old lady suffering from MND which resulted in her losing her speech. This was my first shift back from having a few days off and I returned to work on a night shift. Patient A was
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------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Critically evaluate the extent to which patient-practitioner communication influences patient responses to the adoption of one health behaviour. Patients diagnosed with chronic conditions such as hypertension need to adhere to health behaviours and lifestyle changes such as stopping smoking‚ eating healthily‚ taking more exercise‚ reducing sodium
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Reflective Essay The aim of this essay is to prove an understanding of my perception of reflection and how reflective practice impacts on the clinical environment and the learning process. The essay is based on my practice and training in the cardiac ward during my Foundation degree in Health and Social Care. I have selected 5 extracts from my Reflective Journal concerning a patient experiencing shortness of breath which led to a cardiac arrest. In order to be able to use this situation for my
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Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England (QCF) Assignment 51: Unit 51: Understand and Enable Interaction and Communication with Individuals who Have Dementia Learning Outcome1 Understand the factors that can affect interaction and communication of individuals with dementia 1.1 Explain how different forms of dementia may affect the way an individual communicates Visual perception; if a carer isn’t at the client’s level or facing away from the
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Caring for Dementia Patients Rodrick Williams English 122 Professor Susan Turner – Colon Caring for Dementia Patient It can be very difficult caring for a patient with dementia. Most caregivers are unaware of the problems‚ they must face. A family member attempting to care for a loved one without training will eventually turn to a Nursing Home that has experienced staff in the care of dementia patients. Although many families feel a sense
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