Nursing Lecture: Caring, Communication and Teaching - PDF

NOTRE DAME OF MARBEL UNIVERSITY Alunan Avenue, City of Koronadal College of Arts and Sciences Nursing Department … an institution that cares for the environment and humanity.  Caring and Nursing are s...

NOTRE DAME OF MARBEL UNIVERSITY Alunan Avenue, City of Koronadal College of Arts and Sciences Nursing Department … an institution that cares for the environment and humanity.  Caring and Nursing are so intertwined that nursing would not be nursing without the act of caring. Caring is sharing deep and genuine concern about the welfare of another person. Caring practice involves connection, mutual recognition, and involvement between nurse and client.  The purpose of the discipline and profession of nursing is to know people and nurture them as individuals living and growing in caring. Respect for people as caring individuals and respect for what matters to them are assumptions underlying the theory of nursing as caring.  Caring for self means taking the time to nurture oneself. This involves initiating and maintaining behaviors that promote healthy living and well-being. A healthy lifestyle (e.g., nutrition, activity and exercise, recreation)  Mind–body therapies (e.g., guided imagery, meditation, yoga)  Self-care focuses on care of the self in the deepest sense. Each person is unique and possesses individual strengths and weaknesses. Self-care Any deliberate activity that we do in an effort to provide for our physical, mental, and spiritual well- being. It is important for workers in every field, but especially for nurses, who spend their working hours caring for others. Reduces stress, replenishes a nurse’s capacity to provide compassion and empathy, and improves the quality of care.  The moral respect that nurses extend to all human beings “extends to oneself as well: the same duties that we owe to others we owe to ourselves.” These duties include the responsibility to: Promote health and safety Preserve wholeness of character and integrity Maintain competence Continue personal and professional growth  Communication is the basic element of human interactions that allows people to establish, maintain and improve contacts with others. Nursing is a communicative intervention and is founded on effective communication. The word communication originates from ‘communis’, a Greek word, meaning ‘to make common’. It is the transmission and receiving information, feelings and or attitudes with the overall purpose of having understood producing a response.  "Communication is a means of persuasion to influence the other so that the desired effect is achieved.” – Aristotle Communication is “a process by which two or more people exchange ideas, facts, feelings or impressions in ways that each gains a ‘common understanding’ of meaning, intent and use of a message.” - Paul Leagens Main components: Sender (source) Message (content) Channel (s) (medium) Receiver (audience) Feedback (effect) 1. Sender The sender (communicator) is the originator of the message. Sender formulates, encodes and transmits the information which he/she wants to communicate. The impact of the message will depend on sender's communication skill, social status (authority), knowledge, attitude and prestige in the community. 2. Message A message is the information/desired behaviour in physical form which the communicator transmits to his audience to receive, understand, accept and act upon. The message may be in the form of words, pictures or signs. 3. Channels of Communication By channel is implied the “physical bridge” or the media of communication between sender and the receiver. Channels can be: ◦ Interpersonal (face to face communication) may be verbal or non-verbal, or ◦ Mass media TV, radio, printed media etc. Every channel of communication has its advantages and limitations. The proper selection and use of channels results in successful communication. 4. Receiver Who receives messages from the sender, decoding, interprets the meaning and giving feedback. 5. Response (Feedback) It is the flow of information from receiver to the sender, the reaction to the message. Verbal Communication the traditional way of communication by mouth. Language is the chief vehicle of communication. Verbal communication also involves written words. Non-verbal communication communication occur other than words. facial expression, gesture, touch and vocal tone  is a collection of techniques that prioritize the physical, mental, and emotional well-beingof patients. Nurses provide patients with support and information while maintaining a level of professional distance and objectivity. With therapeutic communication, nurses often use open-ended statements and questions, repeat information, or use silence to prompt patients to work through problems on their own.  is a system of activities intended to produce learning. The Nursing process is intentionally designed to produce specific learning. The teaching learning process involves dynamic interaction between teacher and learner.