This essay will highlight one of the key concepts of nursing .The concept that will be discussed in this essay will be communication, the reason for this chosen concept is that communication plays a vital role in everyday occurrences which defines how a situation is perceived by yourself, others and how communication is effectively handled . There will be a definition on what communication is also an evaluation of the chosen concept will be explored throughout this essay. Communication can be defined
Realising Professionalism in Nursing Practice Professional and effective nursing practice is reliant on an effective therapeutic relationship between nurses and patients (Arnold & Boggs, 2015). The term professional nursing practice can be defined as “a system that supports registered nurse control over the delivery of nursing care and the environment in which care is delivered” (Mark, Salyer, & Wan, 2003). The Professional nursing practice involved appropriate and effective behavioral and attitudes
A university class had watched a video on communicational skills. Subsequently, the students were asked to compose an essay based on several themes displayed in the video. The topic of this essay will revolve around the advantages of therapeutic relationships. This essay will evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic relationships, effective communication correlating to this, and the benefits it has for the patients. In addition, the ANMC competencies will be assessed and 3 topics from a particular
According to Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (2006), ‘Collaborative and therapeutic practice between registered nurses and client has been the subject of discussion, debate and research for decades’. This essay outlines the most essential elements of a nurse such as effective therapeutic relations and attitudes with clients. This essay will also include some of the core competencies that relate to nurses’ understanding, their contribution to the interdisciplinary health care team. It will
Ever since I was in middle school I dreamed of working in the medical field. I realized nursing was the profession for me when my grandfather became terribly sick with lung cancer during my freshman year of high school. It puzzled me that one of the healthiest and most physically active people I knew could be afflicted by such a damaging disease. After watching my grandfather’s suffering and the pain my entire family felt from his death, I knew I wanted to go into a field to help others that are
purpose of the essay is to explore the range of attributes, values, and behaviours of a good nurse within the personal, professional, political and social context. The essay will focus on competence as behaviour and reflected from both theory and placements. In addition, comparison between the value, attribute and behaviour will be discussed in this essay. There are certain characteristics of a nurse which attribute to a “good nurse” including being knowledgeable in the nursing area of practice
first meeting and are essential to nursing care as they contribute to client satisfaction and optimise clinical outcomes. A nurse can encourage therapeutic nurse-client relationships with clients through communication techniques and skills during the initial interview process. This essay will define therapeutic nurse-client relationships, explain the significance of these relationships to client satisfaction and outcomes and discuss interpersonal communication skills that can be used during the
The essay is about the importance of the demonstrating beginning interpersonal and relational skills and the ability to communicate. Interpersonal skill is a skill on how people connect and interact with others, while relational skill is a skill on how professionals connect and interact with each other (Stein-Parbury, 2014). Communication is an example of these skills. Furthermore, with communication it helps connect the healthcare professionals to the patients, patients’ family, and to the public
themes highlighted by the video clip, communication is the chosen theme for the purpose of this essay. With communication being a broad topic, the essay will only be focused on professional communication, provision of information and handover — the main aspects featured in the video clip. In this essay, the interactions of the nurse, doctor and patient in the video clip will be discussed from a communication perspective. Supported by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) standard and
The 6 C’s of Nursing form the backbone to high quality nursing care (Cummings 2012). They consist of courage, commitment, competence, care, compassion and communication. Initially they were formed in response to the failings that occurred at the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, therefore leading to the development of the Francis Report, which highlighted a whole system breakdown (Francis 2013). The main aim of their development was to reintroduce the importance of these core values to the