Facial Expressions In Health Care

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There are many skills everyone needs to be able to communicate effectively. It is very important to know how to communicate because it is used very often in all healthcare occupations. A skill that is essential to communicating well is facial expressions. Facial expressions help healthcare professionals communicate with patients because if no facial expressions we used, you wouldn’t know if what they are saying is good news or bad news. It is important for healthcare professionals to use effective facial expressions because it can help the patients cope with the situations and it can make them feel more welcome.

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