Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Strategies for Nursing Care

This presentation discusses the verbal and nonverbal communication strategies used by nurses for effective nursing care. It emphasizes the importance of good communication between patients and nurses and explores the grief and loss communication framework for helping patients overcome grief, death, and loss. The presentation also provides insights into the stages of grieving and offers strategies for coping with pain and seeking support.

Nursing
Assignment

Introduction
The motive of this presentation is to identify verbal and non-
verbal communication for showing concern and affection to
Mr. Perkins.
It will utilize the grief and loss communication framework to
help Mr. Perkins overcome his grief, death, and loss,
Thesis Statement: Good communication is necessary
between patient and nurse for successful consequences of
nursing care.

Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
Strategies Used by the Nurse
Verbal Communication Strategies
• Excellent communication skills are effective
verbal strategy for the nurse.
• The nurse must get to know about Mr. Perkins
• They should get involved in his life to make
him feel good
• They should help him to breakdown any
obstacles (Brewer, Carley, Benham-Hutchins,
Effken & Reminga, 2018).
• Showing personal interest in him will help to
build rapport between the nurse and Mr.
Perkins.

Continued…
• Another strategy will be to have feelings in the tone of the
voice of the nurse
• The volume must be moderate while we speaking with Mr.
Perkins.
• Next strategy will be to Listening and attending Mr.
Perkins,
• To engage in conversation and sharing experiences can
make verbal communication more enjoyable and
productive.

Continued…
Nonverbal Communication Strategies
• The body language and touch can be the nonverbal
communication strategies used by the nurse.
• Sometimes the minimum gesture such as offering a cup of tea
when Mr. Perkins is sad can improve the relationship
• It can also enhance the non -verbal communication between the
nurse and Mr. Perkins.
• It will also show positive body language of the nurse.

Continued…
• Touch can be a powerful non-verbal communication
strategy.
• A light touch on the hand of Mr. Perkins could convey the
affection and concern for Mr. Perkins by the nurse.
• It is also necessary to perceive the feelings of Mr. Perkins
by the touch (Real, Santiago, Fay, Isaacs & Carll-White,
2018).

Use of the Grief and Loss Communication
Framework
• With the help of grief and loss
communication framework named as
Stages of Grieving by Kubler Ross, the
nurse can frame future transition care
for Mr. Perkins.
• The five stages of this framework are
denial, anger, bargaining, depression,
and acceptance.
• First of all, the nurse need help Mr.
Perkins with the grieving procedure and
cope up the grief, death, loss,
bereavement, and sufferings.

Continued…
• The nurse will initiate the relation
by building trust with Mr. Perkins
and motivate him to express his
feelings in a supportive, non-
judgmental and trusting
atmosphere (Turkelson, Aebersold,
Redman & Tschannen, 2017).
• The nurse can also assist Mr.
Perkins to learn and implement
strategies for coping pain.

Continued…
• The nurse can also motivate Mr. Perkins' sons to take care
of and support him.
• She can also refer to some useful resources such as
psychological support, counseling,
• She also referred to group therapy to prevent complicated
grieving of Mr. Perkins.

Continued…
• Mr. Perkins must be examined regularly for complicated
grieving with some standardized medical tools and tests.
• The support of the nurse can help Mr. Perkins to realize
that he is not alone who is experiencing the signs of
grieving and loss (Williams, Ilten & Bower, 2016).

Conclusion
• The presentation concludes that excellent communication
skills are the effective verbal strategy and body language
and touch can be the nonverbal communication strategies
used by the nurse.
• The nurse can frame future transition care for Mr.
Perkins with Stages of Grieving by Kubler Ross.

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