LP2.1 Assignment: Verbal Communication
In Chapter 9 of Kinn’s The Medical Assistant textbook, read the 9-1 Critical Thinking Application on page 141. Answer the questions below.
9-1 Critical Thinking Application: Ashlynn has a tendency to speak a little fast in her normal conversations. How will she need to adjust as she is answering phones in the medical office? She also is a friendly person and enjoys talking on the phone. What precautions should she take so that this does not become an issue on the job?
Write at least 2 paragraphs regarding: How would Ashlynn adjust her speaking on the phones?
When answering the phones in a medical office, it is important to speak clearly so that patients can understand what is being communicated with them.
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Ashlynn has a friendly personality on the phone, but has the tendency to be too talkative – this can disrupt the flow of the office and cause annoyance with patients who are waiting to be assisted. It also reflects poorly on Ashlynn as it makes her appear careless and irresponsible. Patients who are in need of medical care will become impatient with her, resulting in a potential conflict among staff and clientele. The patient should always be the primary priority and it is up to Ashlynn to correct her behaviour; she is the professional and should take responsibility for keeping phone calls brief and to the point into her own hands. She can rectify this behaviour by keeping notes of all of the information she requires from a patient, or to create a script that she can follow to assure that phone calls are as brief as possible without forgetting any important details.
Occasionally, there will be a chatty client who overshares or takes a while to get to their point. In that case, it is important to respectfully wrap up the call promptly, particularly if there are other patients awaiting service. Another way that phone calls can be shortened is to have a list of frequently asked questions and their answers, so Ashlynn doesn’t have to spend a lot of time looking for information – when a professional is sorting through material seeking clarifications for a client, they are more prone to engage in small talk which can easily get out of hand if not managed
#1-I will like to successfully complete this goal by October 20th, my goal is to improve my telephone skills. I will do this by being aware of my comfortability and speed while talking to guests over the phone. Additionally, I will ask questions as well as observe my co-workers to see how they professionally communicate with the quest over the phone. Furthermore, to evaluate my success I will request feedback from my co-workers and supervisors. I will also be self-aware with my comfortability and speed when doing this task.
In the novel Speak, young Melinda Sordino begins her freshman year at Merryweather High School in Syracuse, New York, with a heavy secret weighing on her. The story known by the public is that over the summer, she and her friends made an appearance at a party at which Melinda wound up calling the police, leading to social rejection by everyone at the party along with those who heard about it. Melinda’s only companion at school is Heather, a new girl who is constantly developing a new scheme to work her way up the social pyramid, and is always trying to get Melinda involved. Melinda, however, has little interest in gaining popularity, and would prefer to just skip classes and hole up in a cleared out, tastefully decorated janitor’s closet that she uses to avoid awkward interactions with her former friends and the teachers she dislikes.
An anesthesiologist meets with the patient before the surgery to ensure that they understand the procedure and are prepared for it. This requires a friendly personality and hospitality being that you should put the patient at ease. Throughout the surgery, the anesthesiologist will monitor the patient and talk with the patient’s family. This is to describe what will happen and to also put them at ease and comfort. Oral communication is key to comforting and providing information to the patient and their family.
(2:58 - 3:24) There is an extended silence, which is not foreshadowed. It is important that we inform the client what we are doing, why, and pivot before any silences. This helps us to guide the call and maintain control. For example: "What I 'd like to do is take a look through the notes, so that I can familiarize myself a bit more on what has transpired.
Medical Assistants are there to help patients reach their needs. A medical assistant understands the need for effective communication and applies it in their field of work. They know the importance of knowing how to read the non-verbal messages patients make and respond to the needs they express. These include gestures and facial expressions (Bonewit-West, K. 2009). Knowing effective communications skill help the Medical assistant to observe with close attention to the patient and their needs.
The study could not find a large variety of sources that studied telephone follow-ups. I believe that future research in the effects of timing of phone calls could be beneficial. Also, research that could quantify what defines the effective aspects of a patient follow up telephone call immensely improve our ability to assess the effectiveness of follow-up calls on patient teaching. Although, the literature could not find many studies on the benefits of telephone follow-ups its benefit was evident and its potential to evolve into a definitive asset for patient teaching and
Again, this is part of building a good rapport with the client. Ask-Listen-Solve will help you in your de-escalation
It is noticed that relationships are considered vital to the ambition of person-centred care as a solution to predictable and depersonalised attention. Moreover, this importance is centred on the understanding of the self-being shaped, at least in part, by associations with others. According to Dewing (2008) the personality has inner and outer components. In addition, the exterior or community self is that which is erected and upheld by relations with others and approaches of being comprehensible and valuable originated, at least in portion, from the exterior. However, the dearth of associations or connectedness to others might consequence in moods of aloneness and related feelings of loneliness and dejection in elder people living in domestic
Intended Audience My audience for this informative speech will be for both new and experienced nurses working on any hospital floor that has regularly scheduled shift handoff reports. As this is a rather specific group, and terminology could be dependent to the type of care that is being done on a particular unit, a broader audience would be less appropriate. Bedside nursing experience will also be a large factor, as the information presented will be used primarily to reinforce and help guide already learned and used practices. The topic will be significant to help improve communication amongst clinical staff members by providing tools and solutions to help make a more concise, informative shift change report to prevent a lack of pertinent information, and allow for a more seamless transition in patient care.
Melinda Sordino has a difficult life. She has been casted out of her social group, is failing her classes, and is ignored at home. In the novel SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson, Melinda is greatly impacted by her relationships with the people in her life. Even though Melinda isn’t communicative, the people in her life influence her through their actions and words. Her art teacher, her pseudo-friend, and lab partner all affect her in different ways.
He does well by offering empathy for any frustration being conferenced over once more. After holding, he politely warm transfer the client in with the servicing TM and drops the call politely. Inch: Initial ARP w/ empathy- ( 0:29) When responding to the client's concerns, we should provide empathy upfront to assist with building rapport and trust with
One can listen to memorize or critically listen as a means of logic checking. So remember the words of Andre Gide, “Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens, we have to keep going back and begin again. Before undertaking any communication, it is important to assess the client/patients level of knowledge and understanding of their situation, along with their physical and emotional states, as these could influence the starting point of conversion, the language that is used, and timing, and also the amount of information to be given at any one time, in order to absorb and acknowledge information. The use of open questioning rather than just facts, allows delivery of any information to be understood at the correct level and to remain relevant to their condition.
Specifically, I found it extremely hard to “quiet myself” and let the client really express his point of view. One of my coping strategies for self-perceived awkward situations is to talk a lot and carried over to my interviewing techniques. Whenever I would be asking Ian a question, I would try to explain my question with more questions. For example, whenever I inquiring about Ian’s relationship with his family, I asked him how his relationship was with his sister, who he was closet with, and if he liked his sister all at once, thus he only was able to answer one of these questions due to probably feeling overwhelmed. I did not really provide the needed calm and silent environment to allow him to answer questions one at a time.
In healthcare, certain factors affect good nurse-patient communication which are time, language, environment, shortage of nursing staff, assumptions etc. These factors lead to error in medication, misdiagnosis and even death. So, the need for good nurse-patient communication should be emphasized in nursing practice. 3.3 Application in current job I really do know and understand the benefits of a good nurse-patient communication.
In this assignment the author is going to be speaking about active listening and the components of active listening. Active listening is a skill that is very important when it comes to communication and the author will discuss its importance and also how it can be achieved. The author will talk about the differences between listening and active listening and why it is important to take on an active listening role. The author will lastly look at how active listening is vital for any health care professionals but yet how it is seen as not being that important of a skill to have.