Module 9 Flashcards
Important part of healing process ?
Good communication
this vulnerable and growing population?
Poor communication
Effective communication has practical benefits:
*Help pravent medical errors
* Lead to improve health outcomes
*Strengthen the patient-provider
One in three people between 65 to 74?
Hearing loss
Affects communication and presents/over the age of 65
Vision loss
Double by the year 2030?
Rate of vision
Several techniques to enable the patient understand the caregiver
Impaired Verbal Communication related to congnitive impairment
Encourage older adult to?
Share life stories and reminisce about the past
Sending and receiving messages?
Verbal Communication
Conscious and deliberate
Formal Communication
Simple chitchat
Informal or Social Communication
Most effective when the receiver and sender accurately perceive
Communication
Takes place without words
Nonverbal Communication
Help patients distinguish (health care setting,uniform and colors)
Symbols
Think of the sound of whisper, shout or whine?
Toner of Voice