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What is communication in the context of nursing practice?
What is the primary focus of caring relationships in nursing?
What skill is essential for effective communication in nursing practice?
What is the outcome of competent communication in nursing practice?
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What is the role of critical thinking in communication?
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What is the primary purpose of therapeutic communication?
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What is a key characteristic of effective communication in nursing practice?
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What is the relationship between critical thinking and communication?
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What is the focus of caring relationships in nursing?
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What is the outcome of ineffective communication in nursing practice?
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What is the primary function of feedback in the circular transactional model of communication?
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What is the term for the process of conveying information through nonverbal cues?
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What is the primary goal of motivational interviewing in nursing?
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What is the term for the process of understanding the patient's perspective during the assessment phase of the nursing process?
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What is the primary characteristic of assertive communication in nursing?
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What is the term for the process of providing information to patients about their conditions and treatments?
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What is the term for the process of changing the subject to avoid discussing sensitive topics with patients?
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What is the primary consideration for effective communication with patients from diverse cultural backgrounds?
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Study Notes
Communication and Nursing Practice
- Communication is a lifelong learning process and is essential for maintaining effective relationships within the entire sphere of professional practice, meeting legal, ethical, and clinical standards of care.
- Caring relationships are at the core of nursing, and being able to relate to others is important for interpersonal communication.
- Therapeutic communication occurs within a healing relationship between a nurse and patient.
Developing Communication Skills
- Nurses who develop critical thinking skills and clinical judgment make the best communicators.
- Critical thinking helps to overcome perceptual biases or stereotypes that interfere with accurately perceiving and interpreting messages from others.
Levels of Communication
- Intrapersonal communication
- Interpersonal communication
- Small-group communication
- Public communication
- Electronic communication
Elements of the Communication Process
- Circular transactional model
- Referent
- Sender and receiver
- Message
- Channels
- Feedback
- Interpersonal values
- Environment
Forms of Communication
- Verbal communication:
- Vocabulary
- Denotative and connotative meaning
- Pacing
- Intonation
- Clarity and Brevity
- Timing and relevance
- Nonverbal communication:
- Personal appearance
- Posture and gait
- Facial expression
- Eye contact
- Gestures
- Sounds
- Territoriality and personal space
- Metacommunication
Professional Nursing Relationships
- Nurse-patient caring relationships
- Motivational interviewing
- Nurse-family relationships
- Nurse-health care team relationships
- Nurse-community relationships
Elements of Professional Communication
- Courtesy
- Use of names
- Trustworthiness
- Autonomy and responsibility
- Assertiveness
Nursing Process
- Assessment:
- Through the patient's eyes
- Environmental factors
- Physical and emotional factors
- Gender
- Developmental factors
- Analysis and nursing diagnosis
- Planning and outcomes identification:
- Outcomes
- Setting priorities
- Teamwork and collaboration
Therapeutic Communication Techniques
- Active listening
- Clarifying
- Sharing observations
- Focusing
- Sharing empathy
- Sharing hope
- Sharing humor
- Sharing feelings
- Using touch
- Using silence
- Providing information
- Self-disclosure
- Confrontation
- Summarizing
- Asking relevant questions
- Validation
- Paraphrasing
Nontherapeutic Communication Techniques
- Asking personal questions
- Giving personal opinions
- Changing the subject
- Automatic responses
- Defensive responses
- False reassurance
- Sympathy
- Arguing
- Approval or disapproval
- Asking for explanations
- Passive or aggressive responses
Special Communication Considerations
- Sociocultural considerations:
- Culture influences thinking, feeling, behaving, and communicating.
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Explore the importance of communication in nursing practice, including maintaining relationships, meeting standards of care, and therapeutic communication.
