Promoting Effective Communication In Nursing

Nurses have a role as professionals to deliver care effectively. The nurses in healthcare facilities have to engage with patients in order to deliver care efficiently. Nurses have to educate patients to promote health in the communities. Nurses have to be able to communicate effectively with patients to promote health care and minimize health risks. Schooled aged children are in their rapid growth stage and lack the knowledge to promote a healthy lifestyle and prevent chronic illness. Nurses have many barriers that interfere communicating effectively to younger children about their educational needs. Many authors introduced interventions to promote effective communication techniques in order to provide a healthy environment for teens and children. Nurses have many obstacles that prevent them from giving proper education to the young

It is important to establish rapport when communicating with the younger population because they are prone to regress, when trust has not been gained. Rich, Goncalves, Guardiani, O’Donnell, and Strzelecki (2014) found in Teen Advisory Committees, that one-to-one meetings helped extract helpful feedback from teens, making them feel that their opinions are valued. Establishing rapport between nurses and the young population facilitates communication, making it easier for the nurse to give healthcare interventions. The young population may be prone to trying new identity roles making them explore sexually. Lim, Brown, and Sung Min Justin (2014) found that the young population are at higher risk for bullying, suicide, and depression due to the exploration of other identity roles such as homosexuality. In healthcare facilities, nurses should provide privacy to teens and children to facilitate communication. Nurses should speak straightforward to teens and children with words that are suitable and easy understood, to encourage rapport, and also facilitate