By observation, I was able to communicate with them in a way where they understood my message. This skill will give me an advantage in speaking to my patients at Cook’s. We admit children of all ages and most of the time, it is more important that they understand their illness and discharge teaching rather than their…
It is important that nurses are skilled in the art of interpersonal communication. Skill refers to the ability to apply the appropriate behavior in the given context. These skills include being able to encourage patients to communicate, knowing how to pose questions, responding to the replies and giving information. Effective interpersonal communication does not always occur naturally, nor it is easily acquired. Communication has been recognized as a clinical skill that, like all other clinical skills, should be formally taught and developed (Duffy 1998).…
Communication is mulitifacted it is verbal and nonverbal can be therapeutic or damaging. All of these pillars are essential to nursing practice. It is the opinion of Karin, Monifa and Meishka that communication is of the greatest importance. Karin has chosen communication because she believes it is essential for interacting…
In the practice of nursing, the scope of care provided is not confined. Nursing care extends to all ages and health deviations. There are particular health deviations that affect children and progress to the child’s adulthood. Numerous parents enjoy the experience of their children reaching developmental milestones; however, every child does not reach milestones or they might have a sort of delay. The developmental delays based on the child’s severity, require special nursing care and responsibilities.…
Children aged 0-3 mainly experience transitions such as starting nursery. Practitioners would normally observe the child at home. This way the practitioner can get an idea of the child’s interests, comfort items and routines. It is also good as the practitioner will able to see what developmental stage the child is currently at and if they may be any concerns when they start nursery. For example the child may have limited speech.…
TDA31-2.2 Explain how to adapt communication with children and young people for: * The age of the child or young person * The context of the communication * Communication differences.…
Nursing organizations maintain professional values and standards, raises healthcare standards, increases awareness of continuing education, and optimizes the public image of the profession (Esmaeili, Dehghan-Nayeri, and Negarandeh, 2013). Being able to communicate is an essential tool of the RN. I will communicate on a daily basis with patients, families and health care professionals. Being able to express yourself to others is vital. Therapeutic communication will be utilized, when interacting with patients and their families.…
Humanity engages in continuous and lively interactions with each other. Such interactions are social in nature or of beneficial value. Regardless of its form or type, effective communication is essential in nursing for the development of a helping healthy relationship. Nurses will then have a positive means in which to communication with patients, families, and members of the healthcare disciplinarians.…
Be friendly and approachable ● Give them time to express themselves ● Listen to pupils and let them put their ideas forward ● Make sure you at the same level as the children ● Encourage children to make choices for themselves ● Encourage them to respect others and adults ● Give children the opportunity to have responsibility and develop independence ● Provide children with reason for action when appropriate 1.2 Describe, with examples, how to behave appropriately for a child or young person’s stage of development Key stage 1, age 3-7 years : - Use language children will understand - when speaking to children be clear and check their understanding by asking them to repeat what you were said back to you -you may need to explain things more than…
This essay will discuss the importance of communication in a health and social care setting by relating it to a case study. Communication is important because professionals should be able to communicate effectively in a health and social care setting. So the purpose of the communication is to establish what an individual requires from you that will help them feel better. Skills like this allow effective transfer of information between the service users and the professionals. This also means that other…
Persuasive writing All around the UK, children are struggling with an extensive amount of different issues, ranging from mental illness to physical abuse. These children often don’t have a place to turn when they are in need of desperate help; this is where Childline comes in. Childline is a private and confidential organisation for children and teens to talk about anything they wish- no problem is too big or too small. In 2013/2014 alone, Childline provided help to over 290,000 young people across the UK and these numbers are increasing daily.…
I have demonstrated good communication skills whilst implementing work experience at a day care centre, for children aged zero to five years old. I implemented a few group activities with the children; I was able to enhance my communication skills when communicating with the children as I used a clear soft tone when conversing with the children, to ensure that the children understood what I was explaining. This is significant as good communication skills is essential in a health and social care setting for the reason that nurses need to communicate with the patient and also with their careers when conducting treatment so that the patient and their family are aware of what the nurses are implementing. In addition, it is important that nurses communicate with other health and social care professionals in order to receive the best advice and…
When you are working with groups of children, you may find it difficult to balance the needs of individuals with those of the group. This will be because often children seem to require different levels of attention. Some children may be able to work and organise themselves independently, where as others need the reassurance of an adult. You need to arrange the position of different children in the group, as well as your own, so that you are able to give this reassurance at all times, just be physical nearness. You encourage children to work and make decisions for themselves, they will not need as much adult support and will give more confidence.…
The purpose of this study is to examine how the media portrays parent-child communication about sex and the role that family structure plays in the communication between the parent and child. This area of study is important to examine as we know that the media can shape the perspectives of individuals, however it leaves us to question to what extent the media shapes conversations about sex within a family unit. We may often take for granted how our opinions are influenced by media and that we, as a society, might not acknowledge their full impact on family communication. Our hope in conducting this analysis of a television show is to discover how and why parent-child communication about sex occurs and how that relates to the family structure presented in a television show that has aired in the past 10 years. Given our limitation on time and resources, we used the Netflix database to find potential shows that could provide multiple examples of parent-child communication.…
This paper aims to discuss the importance of patient participation in the maintenance of quality and safe patient outcomes. It also tackles about the different strategies that assist registered nurses in improving patient participation in care. The paper also closely examines the relationship between patient-centred care and patient participation in depth. Moreover, the many benefits of patient participation in care are emphasized. Effective communication in the clinical setting is also discussed in detail as to how they play a key role in the success of engaging patients in a participatory role.…