Communication is a part of our everyday life. Not being able to communicate, especially in the healthcare field, can create problems in providing good patient care. There has been research done stating that good communication can raise patient satisfaction rates and prevent illness and/or death. The article “The Importance of Clear, Effective Communication in Healthcare” by The Hospital Housekeeping System (HHS), tells readers the steps in which they followed and were able to raise their patient satisfaction rates. A second article, “Health Communication research for Nursing Science and Practice” by Susan J. Henly, PhD, RN, FAAN, addresses the aspects of health communication for nursing. These articles have their own unique characteristics,
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Henly, PhD, RN, FAAN is the editor of Nursing Research. Henly attended school of nursing at the University of Minnesota. Susan J. Henly`s article “Health Communication Research for Nursing Science and Practice” was posted on April 25, 2016 on nursingresearchonline.com. The article provides a recent experiment that was done in order to show that communication is fundamental to providing maximum health outcomes. Nursing research did a detailed analysis of the conversation sequences generated at an ambulatory health center. Dialogue between monolingual patients with chronic health concerns interacting with bilingual nurses and nurse practitioners were studied. The information that the nurse took in was sometimes repeated to the nurse practitioner and this was shown to be inefficient. The analysis also revealed that when repeating the information to other coworkers they could have a different meaning of the information. It is stated in the article that this communication research is eye opening as the second to second communications unfold and punctuate every nurse and patient interaction. The article finishes by promoting health communication research as individuals, families, and even mass audiences deserve information from someone who is a thoughtful, responsive, an effective communicator. The main idea of this article is to also persuade healthcare workers to better their communication
Henly, PhD, RN, FAAN is the editor of Nursing Research. Henly attended school of nursing at the University of Minnesota. Susan J. Henly`s article “Health Communication Research for Nursing Science and Practice” was posted on April 25, 2016 on nursingresearchonline.com. The article provides a recent experiment that was done in order to show that communication is fundamental to providing maximum health outcomes. Nursing research did a detailed analysis of the conversation sequences generated at an ambulatory health center. Dialogue between monolingual patients with chronic health concerns interacting with bilingual nurses and nurse practitioners were studied. The information that the nurse took in was sometimes repeated to the nurse practitioner and this was shown to be inefficient. The analysis also revealed that when repeating the information to other coworkers they could have a different meaning of the information. It is stated in the article that this communication research is eye opening as the second to second communications unfold and punctuate every nurse and patient interaction. The article finishes by promoting health communication research as individuals, families, and even mass audiences deserve information from someone who is a thoughtful, responsive, an effective communicator. The main idea of this article is to also persuade healthcare workers to better their communication