Communication Strategy Swashna Pillay Module 3 Assignment 4 November 20, 2017 Time Spent: 20 minutes Deaf patient, communicates with a tablet • Use normal lip movement, don’t talk too fast • Talk at a normal volume. Speaking very loud (shouting) can be uncomfortable for a patient wearing hearing aids • Speak in plain English at a normal speed • Use notes or diagrams to assist patients • Point to parts of your body to better understand • Use face expressions such as being serious or painful, etc. Pediatric patient and parent • Be prepared for emotions such as if the child has special needs • Be professional, supportive, and respectful, lets the parents know they can trust you • Ask parents if they have any concerns or questions • Tell
Communication eases anxiety of the patients and eliminates more possibilities for mistakes, and lets each party know what is expected of them it also helps the care worker to communicate and use their skills to meets the service user’s rights and needs. In a care home, there are elderly people who may have speech difficulties, be hard of hearing, but the care worker should not use the effective communication skills too much because if the care worker speaks to one of the elderly which has hearing difficulties he must ensure he does not speak to loud as the elderly person may feel intimidated and may feel that the care worker is
Communication theories are important to learn and understand. Learning these theories helps us apply the theory to our own life. It helps our critical thinking skills as well as benefits one to understand the value of research that has been accomplished in this field. Understanding communication theories can help us make sense of our daily life experiences. There are three Communication theories that I have studied that have touched on my personal and professional life. These theories are Communication Privacy Management, Social Penetration Theory, and Organizational Culture Theory.
Nurses and family members need to speak slowly and clearly, in a low pitched voice, maintaining an open friendly communication manner and also using eye contact and touch. Speaking slowly is very important as it allows patients who can’t have a conversation to understand you better, patients with dementia take longer to process information and sentences, so speaking style such as emotion, sound volume and what you say can be the difference between a patient with dementia understanding you and not. It slowly allows the patients enough time to take the words in and process the sentence. Speaking clearly and in a calm voice will help reassure the patient and help them cope with following your words. Speaking clearly and calmly will help relax the patient. A nurse should avoid speaking sharply or raising their voice, as this may distress the person even if they can't follow the sense of your words. Low pitched voice is used to calm the patient and not bring about any distress or frighten them. Low pitched tone can be used to sooth the patient if in any distress. Gaining eye contact with a patient is very important, if they are sitting down kneeling down at there level can be of benefit so they no you are there. This allows the nurse to get their attention and help them focus on the conversation without scaring them. Maintaining eye contact while speaking with the patient can also be of benefit. Love and affection can
A range of factors can impact individuals with sensory loss, such as blind or partly sighted individuals struggle to read peoples facial expressions, which are important for communication. Also not realizing someone is talking to an individual if they are walking past or stood behind them can be frustrating. Written communication can also be problematic for partly sighted individuals. Larger font may help overcome these issues. People who are hard of hearing can also become frustrated as they can’t hear day to day noises such as the doorbell, telephone ring or people talking to them directly. This may make them feel with drawn from others and lonely.
Throughout the article, "Seeing at the Speed of the Sound" the author Rachel Kolb takes the reader on a voyage to better understanding the struggles, the trials, and tribulations of a lipreader as well as the feeling of accomplishment that can be gained from successful lipreading. Rachel Kolb achieves this effect by using a variety of anecdotes mixed with facts about individuals who rely on lipreading. The author uses her personal experiences to help both inspire those with difficulty hearing as well as those who are not part of the deaf community and do not understand the day to day labors and triumphs.
Ability to listen effectively so that views of the children and their parents /carers effect appropriate involvement in care planning
I will stay calm and will not be nervous during the interaction. I will do this by focusing on the needs of my patient and by trying to understand how she is feeling in this situation. I will ask open ended questions. I will do this in order to foster a meaningful conversation and to allow my patient to answer questions in her own way. I will use silence throughout my interaction in order to give my patient time to think about what she wants to say. I will do this by waiting for her answers and by encouraging my patient to take part in our interaction.
B/ You are approached by a Grandparent who is hearing impaired how do you facilitate the best environment and through your body language and how you speak with him to ensure you communicate with him in a way which meets his needs and is respectful of his impairment
5.) make sure when speaking to a patient you should keep a mild tone and clear voice so the
I understand your sense of urgencies however, communication was sent June 07, 2017 at 12:20pm that you could pick up your check and there was no response about making arrangements to pick your check up or have it dropped off at the group home. In regards to your paperwork, Ms. Blanks is able to complete that document but you would need to respond back to her email.
Effective communications is important in developing positive relationships because as a teacher`s assistant it develops trust between you and them communication is verbal, body language and eye contact and it is a two way process in how we listen and respond, identify and understand and be able to respond to it through communication appropriately to their ages needs and abilities. This involves using words and phrases that children will understand actively listening to children, responding positively to children`s feeling`s and views and confirming points to reinforce children`s knowledge and understanding helps them to achieve. With young people effective communication is important to developing positive relationships because it reduces conflict
Using a low tone of voice is helpful for patients who are not in private rooms. It would not be appropriate to discuss confidently information aloud so that the patient’s neighbor knows about their health status. It is up to the patient to discuss such details. Do not disclose patient information in public areas. Allow patients to have privacy and invite them into a private place so others are not able to listen.
Another way discussed was to make sure not to speak too loudly when helping a patient or counseling them on a new medication, this goes back to the example that a student might be embarrassed that they were picking up their birth control.
Billie, I love when people who are communicating information to people are clear and direct with what they want to say. It seems like your former boss was a great communicator and knew what she was doing. There is a fine line between being a good boss and a bad one, and I feel communication is a huge part in that. The fact that she kept in contact with you goes to show that her communication skills are still great.
There must be a mixed communication with all these emails. We just need these L-brackets to be installed on the back of BCR2s. We refer to your teams for that level of expertise on step-by-step procedure; since, we do realize each case will be unique and we do not want you to compromise any safety in this process. If we have to move the BCR then let us know. Meanwhile, several of your teams mentioned that they can get it done without removing either components. Thus, I was tried to pass that along to you.