Week Three Flashcards
What are 6 communication deficits that patients may experience?
1) Environmental Deprivation
2) Associated with mental disorders
3) Impaired cognitive processing
4) Vision
5) Impaired verbal communication
6) Hearing
What is a communication deficit?
looking at impairments that affect the ability - the ability to receive, send, process, graphics, symbols etc.,
What is the definition of successful aging?
We want to encourage our older adult to adapt and to be flexible to age and the related changes that come with age without losing who that individual is
What are some ways that you can promote successful aging? (4)
- We want to create situations of empowerment
- Provide assistance PRN
- Provide opportunities for them to stay active
- Create moments that support autonomy and allow engagement
What are some ways that you can empower older adults in their communication strategies?
- Remind them of their lifetime of strengths… get to know your residents
- Reminisce
- Encourage social and spiritual supports
- Support independence
What is a way that you can communicate with someone who is cognitively impaired?
Support communication with verbal cues and touch
What are 3 components of Communicating for Continuity of Care (COC)?
1) Management Continuity
2) Informational Continuity
3) Relational Continuity
What is management continuity? (COC)
we need to have appropriate care management
approaches, needs to be consistent, coherent and flexible
What is Informational Continuity? (COC)
Using the information/data that you have been given to tailor patient care and specific treatments to their needs
What is required to obtain informational continuity? (COC)
Accurate record sharing, real time communication, cautious with regard to gaps, safety nets built into place
What is relational continuity? (COC)
telling us that this therapeutic relationship with a practitioner spans more than one episode (relational continuity is difficult to occur with staffing shortages)
What does relational continuity ensure for the relationship between patient and healthcare provider?
This relationship goes across time and is centered, collaborative, and coordinated
What are the 5 parts of the Code of Behaviour?
1) Everyone on that interprofessional team has agreed to certain expectations and behaviour
2) There should always be open and honest communication
3) No bullying or disruptive behaviour
4) We all have to adopt to the same code of behaviour
5) We need to collaborate, cooperate, and share our expertise
What are 3 Considerations in Teamwork & Communication?
1) Need to be aware of barriers (past situations that you and others have experienced)
2) Need to be aware of any past conflicts that have occurred in a team setting
3) Be aware of disruptive behavior
What are 6 considerations for Teamwork & Communication?
1) We should have a common goal
2) Needs to be open and safe communication
3) We should demonstrate mutual respect
4) Shared decision making
5) Role clarity needs to occur if we have difference in regard expectations
6) Message clarity
What are 4 components of Interprofessional Communication?
1) Code of Behaviour
2) Teamwork & Communication
3) Collaboration
4) Conflict Resolution
What are the 3 steps to Conflict Resolution?
1) Identify Source of Conflict
2) Set Goals
3) Implement Solutions high quality, mutually acceptable
What are some ways you can achieve Step #3 in conflict resolution?
- Reframe
- Assume responsibility
- Identify goals
- Obtain factual data
- Intervene early
- Describe, Express Concern, Specific course of action, consensus
What are some ways goals need to be set in conflict resolution?
Immediate
Specific
Measureable
What is important to do in Step #1 in conflict resolution?
Identify our own feelings