Effective Communication In Canada

There is an increasing ageing population in Canada; consequently, communication is an essential feature in life, yet it can be taken for granted because individuals have forgotten that communication is the fundamental skill we possess as youth and onwards. In professional practice it often becomes noticeable when nurses and older adult experiences both difficulty and effective communications. In a nurse-client relationship approaching communication with older adults, it is an obligatory to get to know the person as an individual and ensure communication meets their needs and wants. Effective communication is an essential skills in nursing practice and requires professional competence and engagement; furthermore, it is a common understanding

Regular observation of the patient can determine the response and ability to accurately interpret the meaning of the message that the nurse have stated by doing so this can also convey the patient's culture and language issues. Older adults presents significant impairments on concentration tasks that require cognitive functions; therefore their perception of certain information and events may not be as clear and thus leading the nurse to be more specific and stern. Evidence have suggested that patients are unsatisfied with poor communication more than any other facet of their care so keep in mind the client's culture as well as the developmental and educational level. For instance, communication between a nurse and a client, nurses who are more familiar with their native language tend to speak more quickly than someone with English as a second language can respond to with ease. Avoid using medical jargon and complex abstract information that clients may have trouble understanding. Careful explanations help clients overcome this communication barrier, in other words, for successful communication the language and terms should be similar to both individuals in the discussion. Using simple concrete language in nursing communication with older adults not only develop nurse-client relationship but can lead to trust and accomplishing good communication

Nurses give and asks for client feedback to ensure mutual understanding. Feedback responses reassure the patient that the nurse is fully alert to what the patient is talking about. Effective feedback is generally specific rather than general, in other words, the information should be to the point because this can lead to a positive outcome during discussions. Give feedback on an ongoing basis because this can lead to improve performance and motivation of the healthcare team members; for example, communicating between a nurse and an interdisciplinary is when telling another nurse he or she is easily distracted during care conference is less helpful than saying, "I have noticed during care conferences you have trouble keeping yourself focused. What can I do the help, therefore, you can get the information you need." With this response it was delivered with empathy and provides precise information about an observed behaviour and offered a resolution. Effective feedback should be honest and reflective supported with qualitative and quantitative