As FCO105 comes to a close for the semester I have progressed substantially on gaining knowledge about the functioning of communication, my nursing community and the intercommunication, terminology and layman terms it uses. From this class my initial goals for this semester was to apply what I learned with my major, and understand how communication functions in certain situations. Three of my main goals as the first week of class began, was to understand the different concepts of communication and how these applied to real world situations. My second and third goal was to understand how these concepts could be incorporated into my major in nursing and how these new techniques could also be applied into my other classes that I was currently …show more content…
From the reading Swales, for a discourse community communication is the cornerstone in the success of maintaining a community set on expanding and combining ideas together to expand the knowledge, values of their community and maintain a particular lexis or intercommunication (Swales 25-26). In project two my theory of communication, I had to research and analyze the nursing community and how they communicated to one another, and how their communication techniques incorporated the previous concepts that was taught to the class earlier in the year. In the article the author, Emig wrote, I have learned that communication relies on more than just the rhetor, the constraints, the rhetorical situations, and the content within verbal or written communication. Based on Emig, written communication must have a purpose and the audience expects accuracy within communication (Emig 124). With that in mind, a rhetor must also demonstrate the purpose of their piece through evidence to back up their claim, and they must also exhibit accuracy to the audience. My theory of communication changed as discourse communities were introduced, the rhetorical situation of the rhetor changed and the concept of communication was altered as the rhetor was now not only a speaker to an audience, but a delivery circuit to all parts of a discourse community. A discourse community allows a community or a group of people to combine their ideas together to not only share and communicate their ideas to one another, but it allows the group to expand their knowledge. As I delved in my discourse community of nursing, I discovered that although the rhetorical situation of the rhetor changed, what they had to acknowledged stayed the same. Nurses in this situation also had to keep in mind who was their audience, whether it was a patient or a fellow medical co-worker, depending upon the
Reflecting on learning the importance of nursing documentation/record keeping and written communication. I recognise it’s one of many skill sets imperative to communicating with others, and needed to be effective in my field. Gaps in communication can be risky to patient’s continuity of care, and can lead to detrimental errors such as incorrect medication dosage or treatments, impinging on their safety. Further breaching the (NMC, 2015, C: 13-16), where it is a requirement to protect the public and patients. Poor record keeping would affect my competence, duty of candour and my ability to raise concerns. Further putting patient’s safety at risk. Therefore it is crucial to for records to contain
According to (Deapul.edu, n.d.), a discourse community is a group of individuals that communicate and covey their message in the professional and public domain. This format of communication depending on the job field is known as discursive practices (Deapul.edu, n.d.). These communications practices can include communication avenues specific to the field. This can include journals, books, research articles, case studies, public outreach, and lectures. Each field utilizes their own specific jargon that conveys their message. In order to gain membership in a discourse community, an individual must demonstrate
Communication is one of the basic survival skills of human and also a fundamental part of nursing. Effective communication would help to promote a positive nurse-client relationship which is crucial for the delivery of quality nursing care (Sheppard, 1993; McCabe 2003).
Communication involves information being sent, received and decoded between two or more people (Balzer-Riley 2008) and involves the use of a number of communication skills; which in a nursing context generally focuses on listening and giving information to patients (Weller 2002). This process of sending and receiving messages has been described as both simple and complex (Rosengren 2000 in McCabe 2006, p.4). It is a process which is continually utilised by nurses to convey and receive information from the patient, co-workers, others they come into contact with and the patient’s family.
The interview was conducted with a registered nurse with more than 10 years’ experience. Her current role is working in the Medical Assessment and Planning Unit, in particular, the palliative care area. On a regular basis, her role involves providing safe and quality care to her patients, and more specifically end of life care. In doing so, two predominant skills of communication
In this paper, we are going to look at the key concepts of effective nurse-patient communication, interdisciplinary communication and how this impact our patients and the outcomes. In nursing, we have to have good communication between nurses and patients this is important to have a successful outcome of the patient nursing care.
An important aspect of nurse practice is communication as it is the process of transferring information, feelings and ideas (RCN, 2015). It also provides knowledge based on identifying behaviour patterns, establish a relationship between nurse and patient and it is also
Communication is any form of expressing and receiving of messages between individuals. The importance of Communication in the nursing profession is to maintain high quality care for the patient but also maintain effective collaboration between professionals. Boykins, D (2014) states that the “registered nurse is expected to communicate in various formats and in all areas of practice”. Various formats include speaking to patients and coworkers as well as utilizing appropriate protocols and systems to effectively communicate regards to patient’s status.
This essay will highlight one of the key concepts of nursing .The concept that will be discussed in this essay will be communication, the reason for this chosen concept is that communication plays a vital role in everyday occurrences which defines how a situation is perceived by yourself, others and how communication is effectively handled . There will be a definition on what communication is also an evaluation of the chosen concept will be explored throughout this essay.
Throughout this communication course I have learned and attempted to apply new skills in communication and group interactions. I have collaborated with nursing and healthcare leadership professionals on a project to improve communication and health outcomes for a specific population. As our group has formed and developed during this quarter, I have identified strengths and weaknesses in my ability to work within a group. The four stages of a group, as described by Connery and Vohs (2006) will be discussed as they pertained to my perception of the group process and outcomes this quarter. My communication strengths, weaknesses, and my adoption of the informal roles outlined by Connery and Vohs (2006) with regard to group work will be analyzed as well as my plan for utilizing my strengths and addressing my weaknesses for future interactions and group work.
In this essay I will recall and describe my experience in a health care environment and reflect on communication in that interaction. I will look into interpersonal and communication skills used by the health professional and what I learned from this interaction. And if I am going to use those skills in my future nursing practice.
This aspect simultaneously reflected colloquium and nursing roles. The practice of nursing utilizes constant communication which is vital for proper health caring. (LLC, 2011). Since recent studies support that communication in the nursing realm is improved through practice (2014), practicing communicating complex scientific or otherwise academic concepts is preparing me for a role in the nursing
Arnold E (1999). Interpersonal Relationships: Professional Communication Skills for Nursing. 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Company.
As I have completed the three genres for my audience, I wanted to provide the opportunity of teaching individuals, high-school teachers and university level researchers about the nursing community. I also wanted to expand their knowledge on the subject and facilitate ideas of possible researching opportunities towards researchers and be able to strengthen the knowledge of the nursing field to high-school teachers to pass onto their students. In my theory of communication I stated that essentially nurses are responsible in all areas of communication, whether it is a change in the audience, constraints that occur, the clarity of their content or any rhetorical situations that happen. Nurses are the main entity within their medical community to
In nursing, effective communication plays a key role in patient-focused communication between health professionals and patients. This is because nursing is essentially an interaction between health professionals and patients where communications happens at all times. Nurses who communicate well are able to put patients at ease, which leads to patients sharing information regarding their feelings and experiences, which can help healthcare professionals improve their outcomes. Good communication also allows nurses to deliver care that is unique to each patient. Once a patient tells the nurse about his fears and symptoms, the nurse can record that information and work towards a diagnosis. Ultimately, to be a successful nurse, excellent communication skills are required. The ability to communicate and connect with patients and health care professionals can help build relationships, prevent mistakes and provide a higher level of care.