Communication in the Health Care Setting Jeszenia McGuire Elms College School of Nursing Communication is an integral part of the health care delivery system; nurses of all experience levels, especially novice nurses, need to commit to developing communication skills as they are fundamental components to utilize throughout the nursing process. In my opinion, the nurse’s job is to empower his or her patient, and be their advocate; in order to accomplish this they need to have well…
There comes a time for everyone in their life when they have to discover what they would like to do career wise with their life. Some individuals have a drive and passion for a specific career and there is no question what they would love to spend their life doing as a career. While others know that they have likes and dislikes but are not sure what direction their life will end up taking them career wise. Either way getting started in the career field you choose can be exciting while also…
Coaching Employees Leadership development literature is full of references to coaching. In much the same way that a football coach works to develop each athlete, the nurse manager is responsible for enabling each nurse to reach full potential (Davis, Middaugh, & Davis, 2008). It is not realistic to expect that every new hire will present as a fully developed expert nurse; therefore, the nurse manager must be able to assess each person for areas in need of improvement and to coach each nurse…
Therapeutic communication not only occurs at clinics, hospitals and home health. It could happen at any place such as grocery store, public garden and so on. Therapeutic communication is the face-to-face process of interaction that focuses on advancing the physical and emotional well-being of a client. Communication occurs socially as well as professionally. Social communication uses nonspecific professional skills whereas professional communication uses well-defined professional skills (Tamparo…
Over the past few weeks we have study the concepts of mediated communication or communication technologies which are also defined as, forms of communication that extend our ability to communicate, and relationships which is defined as, reciprocal message processing (Ruben & Stewart, 2014, p. 171 & 219). In addition to the material covered in the book and during lectures, I conducted an interview with my parents to discuss the influence technology, social media, and other social devices have made…
scholars to identify a target audiences and develop a communication medium that is applicable to the audience’s literacy and comprehension needs (Bastable, 2006). The target audience can range from professionals in the field of interest to the general population, known as a lay audience. The purpose of this paper is to identify the target lay audience for a brochure entitled, A Guide to Family Visitation. The brochure was developed as a communication medium for disseminating information drawn…
In David Brooks, The Merits of Meritocracy, he is discussing the advantages that children have during these days, but the children have to work hard in order to keep a spot in a great future. The child has be to prove he or she is a valid candidate for a specific job or even to be able to have a spot in a university. This will require the child to stay updated with technology and any new activities that arise. In a society, people have to be aware times do change and so should the way children…
While the level of seriousness did not vary much the level of abstract communication did. When I was writing to my sister, I was vague and used quotes from The Alchemist, which is her favorite book, as an appeal to her character. I reminded her of her favorite line from the book "you can find life 's meaning in a simple grain of…
Mean Girls Interpersonal Language the movie analyzed for interpersonal communication was the movie “Mean Girls”. The movie is about a teenage girl Cady who moves to the United States after living in Africa for 12 years. Cady is enrolled in a public school for the first time. Her first friends were Janice, who is a goth and many think she is a lesbian, and Damian who is publicly gay. But she has many difficult experiences, many revolve around the girls they call the “plastics”. Cady seeks revenge…
Majoring in communications at UC Davis and getting certified at CSU Long Beach’s Professional Diversity Training Workshop from “Students Talk About Race” laid the foundation for reaching this goal. And through my professional work in public relations and marketing, often…