Quiz 1- Ch 5 Flashcards
What are the levels of communication?
1) Intrapersonal level
2) interpersonal level
3) small group discussion
4) organizational communication
What is intrapersonal level communication?
- beginning of communication
- absorb information from enviro and begin to develop and formulate our thoughts and ideas
What is interpersonal level communication?
- as soon as we send a message to another person
- one-on-one communication
- opportunity for misinterpretation begins
What is small group discussion
- commuication with more than one other individual
- Ex: team meetings, family meetings
- People enter with different goals, objectives and backgrounds
- chance for misinterpretation and conflict increase
What is organizational conflict?
- communication between several groups
- occurs when several groups within a facility meet to discuss problems or establish policies
- Egos, personal agendas, and professional differences may all interfere
Describe client sensitive or patient first language
- Do not think about clients as their illness or disability- reinforces emotional detachment
- People are not their impairments
- Acknowledge their individuality and totality is part of a therapeutic outcome
- Watch choice of words, tone, and volume
What is mindfulness?
- Being present in the moment
- Attend fully to each task
- Involves: self assessment, clearing of their minds of mental clutter, so they can focus on the present moment
- they welcome uncertaintigy and difficult pts become interesting
- rely on knowledge of self and client
What are barriers to mindfulness?
emphasis on explicit rather than tacit knowledge
time constraint
desire to maintain emotional distance from clients
How do you develop mindfulness?
- actively listen to patients
- observe and learn from mentors in clinical settings
- practice meditation
- maintain personal journal of their client encounters to reflect and learn from actions in practice
- take a minute to focus on client and give attention to client
What is active listening?
-involves being alert and receptive to both verbal and nonverbal communication cues.
What should you DO when actively listening?
- eliminate physical and mental distraction
- Strive to appear relaxed and interested in what the clients have to say
- Listen to their stories
What should you AVOID when actively listening?
- reviewing medical record and previous documentation
- taking copious notes
How does active listening impact conflict?
- can diffuse conflict
- can affirm what clients are experiencing is normal and understandable
- when providers upset, take control of their actions and not blame others
- meditation, mindfulness, and/or reflective writing are ways to experience less burnout on the job
What is paralanguage?
- body language
- tone of voice
- pacing of speech
- facial expressions
- touch
- spatial distances/proxemics
Describe written communication?
- very important for health care setting
- describe client progress
- justify treatment and request equipment to third parties
- communicates with other health care providers involved in pt care
- written instructions and recommendations given to clients in home care programs
- Advantage: printed material more permanent