Communication Flashcards
describe & define COMMUNICATION
- type of LIFELONG LEARNING PROCESS
- establishes NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONSHIPS
- helps to REDUCE RISK OF ERRORS
describe THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION
- promotion of PERSONAL GROWTH
- helps patient reach their goals
how can nurses communicate with their patients?
- DEVELOP CARING RELATIONS
- BE SUPPORTIVE
- BEING PRESENT
- BEING SENSITIVE
- PROMOTING TEACHING & LEARNING
How to develop nursing communication skills?
- gathering of RELEVANT INFO about patient
- begin to INTEGRATE this info and clinical experiences
- promote understanding and planning patient care
INTRAPERSONAL COMMUNICATION:
- powerful form of comms—used to “self-talk” and develops one’s own feelings and self-esteem
- can use the teach-back method, asking questions to patient allowing for the opportunity for clarification or identify any misinterpretations
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
- the most commonly used
- you and another person; face-to-face typically
SMALL-GROUP COMMUNICATION:
- action that occurs when a small number of people meet
- allows for various group dynamics
- GOAL DIRECTED
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION:
- interaction with an audience
- can be seen through conferences or classroom discussions etc…
what are the ELEMENTS OF THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS/CIRCULAR TRANSACTIONAL MODEL? (7)
- REFERENT
- SENDER & RECEIVER
- MESSAGE
- CHANNELS
- FEEDBACK
- INTERPERSONAL VARIABLES
- ENVIRONMENT
REFERENT
motivates one person to communicate with another
SENDER
person who encodes and delivers a message - switches back and forth
RECEIVER
- person who receives and decodes the message - switches back and forth
- use of active listening
MESSAGE
the content of the communication
CHANNELS
use of communication channels to send and receive messages through visual, auditory, and tactile senses
FEEDBACK
- message that a sender receives from the receiver
- allows to see the extent to which the receiver understood the meaning of the message
INTERPERSONAL VARIABLES
factors within both sender and receiver that influence communication
CONTEXT/ENVIRONMENT
the setting for sender-receiver interaction
importance of circular transactional model
**allows to show the COMPLEMENTARY & SYMMETRICAL relationship of communication between both people
- continuous & interactive
what are our FORMS OF VERBAL COMMUNICATION (6)?
- VOCAB/LANGUAGE
- avoid medical jargon/proper use of translator - DENOTATIVE/CONNOTATIVE MEANING
- PACING (SPEED)
- INTONATION (tone)
- CLARITY/BREVITY
- be simple, brief, & direct - TIMING & RELEVANCE
what are our FORMS OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION (7)?
- PERSONAL APPEARANCE
- POSTURE & GAIT
- FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
- EYE CONTACT
- GESTURES
- SOUNDS
- PERSONAL SPACE/TERRITORALITY
metacommunication
all factors that influence communication
what are the PHASES OF THE HELPING RELATIONSHIP?
➢ Preinteraction phase
➢ Orientation phase
➢ Working phase
➢ Termination phase
PREINTERACTION PHASE
- before meeting a patient
- reviewing data and talking to other caregivers to anticipate interaction
ORIENTATION PHASE
- setting tone of relationship and close observation of patient
- assessment of health status and clarification of roles