Comparison and Contrast of Two Theories Essay

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Communication skills in Nursing practice
The way a nurse deal with the patient is extremely important for the well being of the patient, mentally and physically. In this particular situation Mr. Patel, as a Parkinson’ s client has lot of communication issues such as expressionless face, rarely looking at or interacting with everyone, mumbles in a soft voice and difficult to understand. (Jackie C. & Catherine T. 2009, p 245)
Regarding to above issues he may have difficulties with concentrating, planning and sequencing tasks, changes in perception, altered judgements, slowness of thought and expressing thoughts, problems with word finding, follow up conversations in large groups, difficulty to gain the emotional meaning of conversations, forgetfulness and difficulty with retrieval of known information, behavioural changes such as aggression, language deficits (including finding words, articulation volume and tone)(Medha Godbole in Techniques in Communication in Nursing , n. d., p.1,2)
It is important that care givers massage in order to stay connected with the person they care for. We can consider some of these strategies to enhance communication with Mr. Patel experiencing cognitive changed. We have to choose the best time to communicate. Sleepiness, period of anxiety and depression may not allow for effective communication. We can arrange the environment by turning the TV or radio off and by avoiding multi tasks. We have to talk to him slowly and clearly using simple words and short sentences, say exactly what you mean. For an example rather than saying “It’s raining again”. We can say “it’s raining we can’t go out for a work”. Always use closed question which elicit a “yes”, “no”, “may be”, “I don’t know”. Use actions and gestures as well as words. But always have to be aware when you are using body language. If you are uncertain repeat your massage using

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