COM 311: Patient Provider Communication – Article Review Assignment
Identify the article you are reviewing in the box below with a complete APA citation. Then, answer each question completely in 1-2 paragraphs. Responses must be typed and printed prior to class. Assignments are due at the start of class and should be 2 pages or less, single-spaced, in Times New Roman black font, with 1” margins. Staple or print double-sided if needed.
1. Research Questions and Hypotheses: Please list each of the research questions or hypotheses tested in the article. Summarize what the researchers are trying to learn.
The main research question that the authors of this study sought to answer is if “hospice volunteers can facilitate communication about pain with family caregivers.” Studies show that, although there is a growing need for hospice nurses and physicians, there are not enough qualified workers to meet the demand. In hopes of curbing this shortage in workforce, the authors conducted this study to test their hypothesis that hospice volunteers can fulfill a communication role for family caregivers concerning pain management.
2. Methods & Evidence: Please briefly explain what kind of data the researchers collected (ex.: survey responses, interviews, focus groups, experimental). Explain how this type of evidence can help to answer the research
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Optimal patient-provider communication is built on learning to communicate effectively, and communicating in ways that allow both the patient and provider to be heard. This study shows that face-to-face communication benefits everyone involved, allowing for a more intimate, communicative, and productive experience. Also important, the study shows that this type of healthy communication can be taught, which can increase health literacy and decrease the need for medical professionals in certain
Many nurses and graduate nurses have not been adequately prepared to care for patients in the hospice and palliative care setting (Chmura, 2016). There needs to be a focus of education in the university and clinical setting on pain and symptom management and therapeutic communication skills with the dying patient and his/her family. One possible solution to this problem is the implementation of the dedicated education unit (DEU) model, developed by the University of Buffalo Science of Nursing in collaboration with the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care of Buffalo, New York.
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.
I felt fortunate to have attended the session with Bonnie, an epitome for an ideal hospice care provider. She demonstrates an ability to connect anyone in personal level and with full attention; thereby, making both the recipients and their family feel cared. As she shared her experience, it was reflected that she made sure the care is provided to the patients spiritually; and other needs are also taken care of. Bonnie joined hospice care after realizing the previous career of a social worker was not fulfilling. It was inspiring that she reflected it is never too late to change a career trajectory.
The patients I have worked with have become my greatest teachers. I can’t sit down and flip to a chapter in a textbook that would teach me how to listen to a patient and let their unique history paint the picture of their present illness. A physician that I shadowed told me something that has since resonated with me. She told me how every patient has a story, and you always need to listen carefully because these stories aren’t pointless, they often can lead to your diagnosis. I personally believe the most important member of the care team is the patient; without communicating with the patient there is no chance to obtain crucial insight as to the illness that is presented to you.
I can help close any communication gaps by converting difficult medical jargon into a language that patients can understand by drawing from my own experiences. By encouraging clear communication, I support a team-based healthcare setting where patients experience empowerment and
In all my experiences as a nurse, I’ve realized the importance of communication, providing holistic care to an individual and empowering them with the knowledge to manage their health. When an illness strikes a person, it affects not just his body, but also his mind and spirit. The art of communication is invaluable to patient interaction and establishing a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship, that facilitate coping mechanisms for patients, moreover it prepared myself as a nurse to meet their individual needs. Furthermore, there is at the moment an insurmountable demand for survivorship care as a result of the advancement in technology and medicine, which made living beyond life expectancy possible for increasingly more people. Living after cancer treatment is not free of complications as there are acute and chronic side effects of treatment that requires constant monitoring and attention, and this information spurred me to shift my focus from palliative to survivorship care.
Doctor only needs to ask some basic questions about the sickness and give us some medicine and then finish the whole process. We can not even regard it as communications. Another limitation should be what if those patients who are not capable of communication, how they communicate with each other. Finally, it is about the external factors including environment, the patients’ living culture, which will also influence the patient’s physical situation. So if nurse want to apply interpersonal communication into curing process, patient’s characteristics and living environment should be
It is important to understand effective communication when working in health and social care. Communication should be clear and understood by the person you are having a conversation with. It is important to consider verbal communication as well as non-verbal communication and should be adapted to the service users’ ability to understand the conversation. Factors that affect communication are the location of the conversation and noise levels. To consider if the conversation should be private or to have a conversation while carrying out an activity together.
Communication is described as the interchange of information, thoughts, and feelings between individuals using dialog or other methods (Kourkouta, & Papathanasiou, 2014). Communication between patients, nurses, and other healthcare professionals can influence the patient outcome subsequently, understanding what establishes an effective communication will be beneficial for nurses and other healthcare professionals. Having the skills to articulate efficiently exists beyond having verbal skills. According to Wright (2012), to establish effective communication, a nurse should develop the use of nonverbal cues such as body language, demonstrating active listening skills to facilitate assurance that the interaction remains successful, and having
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.
Regarding effective communication, “good interpretation and good translation go a long way toward solving cross-cultural communication problems and language barriers in health care” (Dreachslin, Gilbert & Malone, 2013, p. 289). These services, through interpreters or voice-assisted devices, provide better opportunities to blend cultures and understand the tradition and beliefs of diverse populations. These two topics were just samplings of the information discussed, but they stuck out to me on a personal level, while pushing me to promote cultural competence and understanding beyond this course in all my future workplace
REFLECTION OF THE INTERVIEW 2.1 Description A component of the Effective Communication module, is an Inter-professional Education (IPE) enrichment activity and we were put into groups with the Pharmacy students. There were in total 2 Nursing students and 3 Pharmacy students. We were tasked to interview a healthcare professional. We interviewed Dr Edwin Lim from Tzu Chi Free Health Screening and Free Clinic (TCFC). He specialises in Family Medicine.
Although I tend to do this naturally, I will be far more aware of opportunities to give validation with my new-found knowledge and believe the act of doing so is beneficial for both parties involved. Conclusion The knowledge I have gained from researching the skills used in effective communication, coupled with critical analysis of my own interaction with Ben has improved my communication skills considerably. I believe the act of building rapport using varying techniques should be the principle focus of the health professional during their interactions.
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.
Therefore, an urgent need for teaching of communication clinical skills to be incorporated into medical school curriculums and continued into postgraduate training and courses in continuing medical education. (179) As it is a fact that, most of medical schools in the world considerer communication skills training courses as important as other clinical subjects themselves (233), in contrast in our style of medical school in Iraq where the communication skills training is neither a separate entity in the curriculum of medical school nor given sufficient avenue within the clinical sessions. This results in poor communication skills in our clinical practice which ended with these disappointed outcomes shown in the present