The Importance Of Effective Communication

In conclusion, why this topic is important to health care and the potential research possibilities will be considered. Key Factors to Recovering from Compassion Fatigue Professional Relationships Enhancing professional and social support, so that health care professionals can speak openly about their feelings, is vital to the prevention and recovery of this phenomenon. As stated by Austin et al., (2013), Professional relationships can make recovery from compassion fatigue easier (p. 145). Relationships with caring colleagues, administrators, and/or professional communities are essential to combating and recovering from compassion fatigue. Scheduling time together with colleagues is one strategic way of ensuring healthcare professionals are being supported as well as supporting others.

This is what makes patient care so important in the healthcare setting. Since the patients are opinionatedly the most important part of the healthcare system it is imperative that the patients be treated by being well cared for, ensured patient safety, and that they are properly communicated with. Not only is this the proper way to care for patients but it will also help the healthcare center’s business. In order for the patient to be well cared for they must feel like they are welcome to receive the care they are wanting. This can be done by the healthcare workers exemplifying kindness and compassion to the patient.

The curriculum development will keep the patient in mind. Making this a patient centered educational process with some role playing will help to enlightening physicians on the importance of improved communications with the patients they care for.

Also, the reasons for deception must be to prevent psychological distress, and its execution must have a high chance of success so that the patient-doctor relationship will not suffer from a break in trust. Overall, doctors should always strive to respect autonomy and provide beneficence when interacting with their patients. However, the majority of the time benevolent deception is used the p... ... middle of paper ... ...cal practice. Overall, physicians should not assume what they believe is best for their patients and should be truthful in relaying news about medical conditions, even though the diagnoses may be grave. Though the situation may look bleak, doctors need to take up the responsibility to be honest with their patients in order to honor the principle of respect for autonomy, and yet be beneficent by presenting a sense of realistic hope that treatment will succeed so that they will not easily give up on their chance of living.

“Advocating means talking about the client’s wishes with the right people, with the aim of honoring those wishes. Advocacy should involve communicating in a way that supports the best care possible for the client, while helping the health care team understand the client’s wishes”. (Mathur, 2011). The value of communication is also vital when it comes to maintaining the lives of others. Without proper communication between a client, nurse, and even coworkers, many symptoms can go unknown and the proper medication may not be given.

In this case, there could have been many different scenarios and outcomes due to the actions of Suzy and Mary but the most important thing to understand is the importance of HIPPA and private patient information. Rules and policies are set to keep order in the work place and to maintain a neutral environment where patients can feel safe and free to disclose important information. In order to keep a healthy and functioning work force within the medical imaging department, it is important to keep up to date with continuing education provided as well as having refresher meetings so situations as such can be avoided. Although Mary didn’t start the breach of information, she is just as guilty as Suzy and in the end they both would have to bear the consequences and understand the importance of ethic decisions that should have been made.

As a pharmacist you must be able to effectively communicate with your patients in order to care for them. This includes being experienced in the following skills of nonverbal communication and effective listening. A pharmacist should also be able to resolve conflicts and identify communication barriers when dealing with patients. When most people think about communication, they tend to focus only on the spoken word. It is crucial to remember that nonverbal communication is a key component of effective communication.

Interpersonal skills are important communication strategies for medical practitioners, predominantly to perform accurate assessments and provide quality treatment for patients. Such as the ability to use emotions to better communicate with others, or the ability to empathise with a patient to help establish engagement and feelings of empowerment, both fundamental attributes to effective practice (Sanson-Fisher & Maguire, 1980). Similarly the ability to listen effectively is also fundamental to practice, as it allows the practitioner to ‘get the full picture’ (Eunson 2012). Without interpersonal skills, practitioners such as radiographers are less likely to establish the trust needed to provide quality outcomes (Halpern, 2003). This essay uses current research to determine the benefits of interpersonal skills and significance to medical practitioners.

In the provision of a high quality care, many factors influence the way it is provided; however, IC is crucial. A healthy work environment would result from open communication among the staff, it would increase the employees and patients’ level of satisfaction and sense of well-being. Good communication is the cornerstone for the IC, it is a complex process which requires to develop some skills to learn how to transmit some information. One of the most common factors leading to medical errors, are due to miscommunication, sometimes because the message is not clearly sent, and others because it is not clearly received or it is misunderstood (Danna, 2015). In terms of communication non-verbal communication must be taken into consideration as well; body language, facial expressions, use of space, and touch, entail conscious or unconscious movements and gestures, also impacts the communication among the staff and

Fourth, finding the next best intervention, and finally evaluation of all outcomes. Good communication skills are also important to the role of the case manager. Using techniques such as empowerment, which allows the patients to speak for themselves, and have the time to complete all their thoughts is encouraging to the patient. Establishing trust allows a therapeutic relationship to occur, which essentially facilitates a key in determining the patient’s plan of care. Maintaining respect, and refraining from judgmental body language is important to ensure the patient is comfortable with you.