Unit 1 – communication and supportive skills Communication is important in almost all fields. Communication helps you to understand what the other person is saying. It is also an important strategy in order to deliver what you or the other person is trying to say. The role of communication is to develop new skills and clearly understand the service user in order to give the best possible health care. As a health professional if you want to deliver good quality care you need to communicate effectively and it will also help you to learn the needs of your client this is important because so that the service user knows they are in good hands and it also gives them an idea on what is going to happen.
When you have confidence it makes you feel good about yourself and makes you communicate more effectively to the other peers that you are talking to. Speech the way you present the information, the ability to listen effectively. Last repeating the information back, to make sure you have it correctly before you deliver the message. Health communication is a vital topic for research because everyone interacts with health care professionals at one point of life, encounters health-related messages in theprocess wither it is a health issue or a family member health, (Centre for the Study of Communication and Culture Volume 21 (2002) No. 3).When dealing with Interpersonal communication you must be clear, thorough and
Ethical Issues in Healthcare Healthcare ethics involves making well researched and considerate decisions about medical treatments, while taking into consideration a patient's beliefs and wishes regarding all aspects of their health. The healthcare industry, above any other, has a high regard for the issues surrounding the welfare of their clientele: their patients. I will be writing about HIPPA laws, confidentiality, the efficiency and cost of information systems, and safeguarding patient data. I chose this topic “Ethical Issues in Healthcare” because I currently work in the health care field and I’m interested in learning more about the topic and about how it affects patient rights as well as the hospital. Computer-based information and communication technologies continue to transform the delivery of healthcare.
Unit 1; Developing Effective Communication in Health and Social Care Prepared for All staff and visitors Developing Effective Communication in Health and Social Care Introduction In this report I will be talking about the importance of understanding ways to overcome barriers in a health and social care environment. In the Health and Social sector it is important to have good communication skills and interpersonal skills when building relationships and one to one support, as it is a platform for building trust, of which is key to all good relationships. The importance of preventing barriers is not stressed enough in the health and social care setting as if there are barriers in a health and social care setting, communication is then prevented, therefore the needs of the service user is not met. This report aims to demonstrate, inform and remind all staff and visitors the importance of understanding the ways to overcome barriers in a health and social care environment. Both good communication and effective interpersonal communication are essential tools in achieving the best and strongest possible relationship, care and understanding of a client in a health and social care setting.
I was heading away on a family holiday for a week and I told the other group members what day I was going away and when I was coming back. Hannah was also going away and let us all know. By doing this we were able to work around each other’s time constraints and still be successful as a group. Even though the online WIKI seemed slow in getting responses due to each person’s work study or social schedule, it was only usually a few days until the answers and information was posted. 2.
Communication Opinion Paper HCS 320 Communication Opinion Paper Today the healthcare is more diverse and complex and improving the communication among the healthcare professionals can help in the safe delivery of the patient care. Effective communication is the basic element of the communication. A better medical care depends upon the effective communication between the patients and the staff of the medical care. Ineffective communication can result in the delayed or improper treatment of the patients. Effective communication which is always timely, accurate, unambiguous and is easily understood by the recipient helps in reducing the errors and results in the complete safety of the patient.
This can vary from colleagues within the company, to the relatives of the service user and other health care professionals such as district nurses and occupational therapists. The key reasons why we communicate with people like the above named can be for different reasons which are for more informative purposes. For example, a fundamental reason that we communicate with our colleagues is to disclose vital and relevant information about individuals that they need to be aware of. Furthermore,
The way communication works it is seen well in the healthcare setting or in the working world altogether. Communication is an important part of the healthcare setting. But at the same time it can also be misunderstood. When dealing in any situation, whether its life or work. When it comes to the healthcare setting it is a lot of problems that are being faced.
The relationship will be examined for in regards to conflict avoidance, how to work as a team and collaborate with other departments, and ways to improve the process. The effect of interdisciplinary relationships on the organization, patients, and stakeholders will be presented. Collaboration for Quality Outcomes “Collaboration in health care is defined as health care professionals assuming complementary roles and cooperatively working together, sharing responsibility for problem-solving and making decisions to formulate and carry out plans for patient care” (Jennings, 2008, p. 5). Health care organizations are dependent upon the effective communication amongst the departments to ensure organizational objectives are being met. Long term care environments employ a multidisciplinary approach to resident care plans to ensure their needs are being met.
Effective communication and interpersonal interaction in health and social care. P1 contexts Effective communication in the health and social care setting is very important as it allows the health care worker to perform their role effectively, allowing them to work alongside their colleagues and are able to develop supportive ties with the users of the service who can come from different types of backgrounds, cultures and religion. People with communication disabilities are at risk of not being able to communicate effectively with their health care professionals and this could have an impact directly on their health. Good communication is the foundation to successful relationship i.e. patient and carer, either through verbal or non-verbal communication.