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Question Behind the Question As a future nurse one of the most important parts of my schooling/career is learning how to properly communicate. This proper communication needs to be used in all aspects of my career, with coworkers, patients, patients’ families’, doctors, and all other healthcare professionals involved in a patients care. When communication is lacking the patients care, treatment, and outcome can suffer greatly. The book “The Question Behind the Question” really opened my eyes to how easy miscommunication can occur, along with how easy it is to aid in better communication. In this paper I will reflect on three different stories from the book. The first story will relate to my nursing practice. The second story will be helpful to my successful completion of the nursing program. The final story will aid in positively influencing my nursing practice. My favorite story from “The Question Behind the Question” was about personal accountability. I think this was my favorite story because when you think of a nurse you think of someone who is confident in the care they are providing. Personal accountability should come along with confidence. If you are confident that you are providing the best possible care …show more content…

The second story from “The Question Behind the Question” that I will talk about relates to successfully completing the nursing program. I feel as if I am already living this short story. The key point of the story is repetition. You learn by doing something repetitively, until it is stuck in your brain. I believe this is one of the keys to successfully getting through nursing school. To master each new skill you will practice, practice, and practice some more. You must go over care plan after care plan, assessment after assessment to become proficient in the skills you will use on a daily basis to take care of your

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