Patient Communication: Consequences Of Ineffective Communication

Driscoll (2000) model) consists of three stages (What, So what & Now what) completing one cycle help me to improve my caring practice continuously and learning from those experience for better practice in the future. The cycle starts with a description of the situation (“What”), which include analysis of the incident. “So what” evaluate the experience, including the analysis to make sense of the experience, and the final stage “Now what” is a conclusion of what else could I have done better and an action plan to prepare for, if the similar situation arose again. Baird and winter (2005) gave some reasons why reflection is required in the reflective practice. They highlighted that a reflection could generate the practical knowledge, help to adapt

Over the years the Mexican health beliefs has been influenced by tradition, Indian supernatural rituals, and a strong influence of European folk medicine from Spain. Throughout Latin America these beliefs and practices are shared widely. The health system is all very close related to the culture just as anything they do as a distinct race of people. Health to the Mexican people is seen as a gift from God, however; illness is always looked at imbalance from an outside force. So in hind sight it is seen as God punishing one for their sins. For an individual to be inevitable they must be able to endure illness. Traditionally there are many ways and solutions that Mexican people follow. For example, prayer and beseeching the individual through their time of sickness with lighting candles.

Over the intercom you hear “Code Blue, 2nd floor, room 117.” You hear doctors’ pagers ringing and see a herd of staff rushing into a patient’s room. The hospital is a hectic place with many on-edge people. In medical facilities, it is common to use codes as a means to announce a situation to the medical staff without alarming the patients or visitors. Therefore, those working in a medical facility must understand the codes and procedures used by the facility; this is an example of a discourse community. Each medical facility has a set of rules and standards to follow and it is important that each and every staff member takes the time to memorize and become accustomed to these codes because someone’s life could be at

An essential component of interaction among individuals is communication. This is especially true in healthcare settings where patient safety is contingent on effective communication. Rather than the mere presentation of information to patients, communication is the receiving, giving, and understanding of information between two or more people (Levett-Jones, Oates & MacDonald-Wicks, 2014). Additionally, communication involves two forms verbal and non-verbal wherein verbal communication involves language such as words and non-verbal communication involves body language such as facial expressions, posture, gestures, and others (Glew, 2017). Moreover, rather than linear communication, feedback loops for validation must be utilised for communicating

The requirement for excellent skills of communication in healthcare is paramount in delivering optimal care and in facilitating health promotion. Good communication ultimately leads to increased patient satisfaction and is one of the key elements in providing patient centred care. Conversely, it is inevitable that patients will become distressed with health conditions when skills of communication are mediocre (Reynolds, 2004). Furthermore it must be recognised that effective communication extends beyond client and clinician and also includes carers of elderly patients whom may be involved in joint decision making. Hence the importance of the integration of the carer into the multi-disciplinary team. It will be argued that good communication

Through all walks of life, people have to hold a certain level of professionalism. Depending on the place and circumstance, a person can be held to a higher or lower level of standard. For example, a person in the workplace will be held to a higher standard, and it is expected that they would be able to show that they can be professional in different scenarios. It is important for a person in the medical field to know how to communicate with patients, maintain boundaries, know when to ask for help, and how to work efficiently.

This paper will explain the seven principles of patient-clinician communication. It will then apply three of those principles to my interactions with my patients. Next, it will describe three methods being used in my area of practice to improved communication between the patients and clinicians. It will ultimately choose one of those principles that applies best to my practice and clearly describe how I use it. It will describe ethical principles that can be applied to issues with patient-clinician communication. Finally, it will explain the importance of ethics in communication and how patient safety is influenced by good or bad team communication.

An event that was significant to me throughout clinical placement was when I forgot to introduce myself to a visually impaired client.

Patients’ perceptions of the quality of the healthcare they received are highly dependent on the quality of their interactions with their healthcare clinician and team. There is a plethora of research data and reports that support the benefits of effective communication and health outcomes for patients and healthcare teams. The connection that a patient feels with his or her clinician can ultimately improve their health mediated through participation in their care, adherence to treatment, and patient self-management. Yet, it is estimated that one-third of adults with chronic illnesses underused their prescription medication due to cost concerns; yet they fail to communicate this information to their physician. Another study found that less than half of hospitalized patients could identify their diagnoses or the names of their medication(s) at discharge, an indication of ineffective communication with their physicians. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report on Health Professions and Training has identified that doctors and other health professionals lack adequate training in providing high quality healthcare to patients. The IOM (Institute of Medicine, 2003) called upon educators and licensing organizations to strengthen health

According to Patterson & Krouse (2015), It is important to transfer the message in a good way, for that the communication skills is one of the most important basic skills of nursing leadership. More than that, communication in nursing can make their job efficiently and help them to communicate with a wide range of people, including the patient, patient 's family, and healthcare providers. However, unlike bad communication, which increases nursing staff problem and can lead to worsening the patient health condition, a good communication saves time and reduces the problem of nursing staff in resaving and deliver the right information. Furthermore, communication is not only talking with the patient it’s also listening to what the patient 's family and healthcare providers are saying to collect more information that helps the nurses to save lives. In this paper, I will reflect my communication that goes well with one patient.

Case study of Mrs. A thought her admission to a acute ward, demonstrated the skills that are needed to care for her.

Communication is a crucial part of being an effective nurse. As nurses we are constantly changing from one form of communication to another, whether it be verbal, non-verbal or written. As a group oriented profession, nurses must acquire good interpersonal communication for effective continuity and productivity (Marquis & Huston, 2015).

When making judgments, nurses bring into account their knowing of the patient (Benner, Tanner & Chesla, 2009). Tanner (2006) described the “knowing the patient” as the center in nurses’ clinical judgment. This “knowing” includes a knowing of the patient’s pattern of responses, nurses’ engagement with the patient and knowing him or her as a person. Among all decision makers surrounding, only the frontline nurse at is in closest proximity to the patients, only they can fully appreciate patient needs and conditions. It is this emphasis on patient and their needs that allows for tailored judgment and interventions.

93% of the patients (65 out of 70) said that the physician did not give them enough time to interact and was in a hurry to get over with the session, while 84% of the patients (59 out of 70) said that they could not discuss their matter at length with the physician since the felt too shy to talk about it and felt that their privacy might be breached. 80% of the patients (56 out of 70) said language was the barrier in their interaction with the

Meanwhile, persuasive practices are associated to parents’ explanation of positive and negative impacts of doing things like taking medication (positive) and drug abuse (negative) (Honey, Fraser, Llewellyn, Hazell, Clarke, 2013). These also includes parents encouragements, dis-encouragement, and even criticism of PWMI’s negative behavior, like this instance when a father of the respondents yelled at him and said “Why are you doing it? Are you crazy?” (Honey, Fraser, Llewellyn, Hazell, Clarke, 2013, page 67).