Introduction:
Therapeutic relationships are the relationships formed between a health care professional and their patient, to achieve the best healthcare plan and administration. To achieve a therapeutic relationship, it is important to maintain adequate verbal and non-verbal communication between the patient and the healthcare worker. It is important as it allows the patient to trust, engage and participate in their health care plan (Pulen, 2016). Verbal communication is achievable through consent and collaboration, how a health care speaks to their patient and the choice of words chosen. Non-Verbal communication can be used through silence and actively listening, presence and proximity and through body language (Hood, 2014). This essay explores …show more content…
Consent allows patients to maintain their dignity, it also helps promote a patient’s self-esteem and self-confidence when they know that they have a say (Zamanzadeh, Irajpour, Valizadeh & Shohani, 2014). Collaboration between patients and health care workers means that the care being provided is client based, it encourages patients and their family to be involved and have a say in the care and care plan. While implementing care healthcare professionals take into consideration cultural or spiritual beliefs. Having consent is part of verbally communicating together, it allows the relationship between patients, families and healthcare workers to be open and involved (Hood, …show more content…
& Halifax, J., 2009). Alongside silence comes listening. Listening is a skill that is learnt, it allows the healthcare worker to listen to the patient and identify and help with any fears or worries they might have. It is important to listen to the patient as it conveys to them that there is support, care and respect. It also helps the patient to feel comfortable with sharing details that may affect their care and care plan. Physical factors of listening include, nodding or shaking of head, facial expressions and eye contact, these provide the patient with the knowledge that you are listening and comprehending what they are telling
Therapeutic relationships are the relationships formed between a health care professional and their patient, to achieve the best healthcare plan and administration. To achieve a therapeutic relationship, it is important to maintain adequate verbal and non-verbal communication between the patient and the healthcare worker. It is important as it allows the patient to trust, engage and participate in their health care plan (Pulen, 2016). Verbal communication is achievable through consent and collaboration, how a health care speaks to their patient and the choice of words chosen. Non-Verbal communication can be used through silence and actively listening, presence and proximity and through body language (Hood, 2014). This essay explores …show more content…
Consent allows patients to maintain their dignity, it also helps promote a patient’s self-esteem and self-confidence when they know that they have a say (Zamanzadeh, Irajpour, Valizadeh & Shohani, 2014). Collaboration between patients and health care workers means that the care being provided is client based, it encourages patients and their family to be involved and have a say in the care and care plan. While implementing care healthcare professionals take into consideration cultural or spiritual beliefs. Having consent is part of verbally communicating together, it allows the relationship between patients, families and healthcare workers to be open and involved (Hood, …show more content…
& Halifax, J., 2009). Alongside silence comes listening. Listening is a skill that is learnt, it allows the healthcare worker to listen to the patient and identify and help with any fears or worries they might have. It is important to listen to the patient as it conveys to them that there is support, care and respect. It also helps the patient to feel comfortable with sharing details that may affect their care and care plan. Physical factors of listening include, nodding or shaking of head, facial expressions and eye contact, these provide the patient with the knowledge that you are listening and comprehending what they are telling