This article discusses the critical barriers to effective communication in healthcare, including lack of confidence, violence, and language barriers. It explores how new practitioners can integrate their communication skills to build confidence and improve patient communication. The article also highlights the importance of using local terms for technical terminology and offers tips for communicating with patients who have undergone gastroscopy procedures.

Formative assignment

Identify specific learning need from last placement, critically reflect on why it was identified and how it limited care, undertake literature search, analyze one peer-reviewed study, and reflect on what was learned from the article.

Discover how to overcome communication barriers in healthcare, including confidence, violence, and language, to improve patient care.

Nursing Communication Barriers: Improving Skills and Confidence

Nursing Communication Barriers: Improving Skills and Confidence in Delivering News to Gastroscopy Patients

This article discusses the importance of face to face communication skills for nursing practitioners when admitting patients in endoscopy who are having a gastroscopy procedure. It highlights the need for interpersonal, intellectual, confidence and technical skills in this sector. The article also provides a critical review of the literature on communication in nursing practice. However, it lacks scientific evidence and a model for communication in the healthcare setting. The article concludes that effective communication is part of the Hippocratic medicine process that requires practitioners to be empowered with the right skills that improve the quality of care and service to humans.

Hartpury University and Hartpury College

Improving Face to Face Communication Skills in Endoscopy for Gastroscopy Patients

During a nursing placement, a student cared for a patient with diabetes. The experience taught the student about the importance of family support, seeking assistance from other professionals, and proper medication management. The student plans to use these lessons in future patient care.

Healthcare and Research

Nursing Placements: A Student's Experience with Diabetes Care

This reflective writing discusses the core values of nursing profession including caring and empathy, communication, critical thinking, and psychomotor skills. It also emphasizes the importance of having a vision and mission as a nurse to earn trust from patients and the community.

Reflective Writing on Core Values of Nursing Profession

This document is a reflection on the effective interpersonal negotiation and conflict resolution skills demonstrated within a clinical setting. It discusses the importance of communication and empathy in handling critical patients and shares personal experiences and strategies used to engage patients in the treatment process.

Professional Development

Reflection- Demonstrated Effective Interpersonal Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Skills within a Clinical Setting

Supplementary Assessment : Two Nurse to Nurse Challenges.

This article discusses the significance of self-reflection and inquiry for nursing practitioners. It highlights the importance of soft skills and critical thinking in nursing and how to improve them. The article also explains the Driscoll's model of reflection and its stages. It concludes with the ways to enhance nursing standards and the importance of effective coaching.

Nursing Communication Barriers: Improving Skills and Confidence in Delivering News to Gastroscopy Patients

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Improving Face to Face Communication Skills in Endoscopy for Gastroscopy Patients

Nursing Placements: A Student's Experience with Diabetes Care

Reflective Writing on Core Values of Nursing Profession

Reflection- Demonstrated Effective Interpersonal Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Skills within a Clinical Setting

Supplementary Assessment : Two Nurse to Nurse Challenges.

Self Reflection in Nursing: Importance of Soft Skills and Critical Thinking

Nursing Communication Barriers: Improving Skills and Confidence in Delivering News to Gastroscopy Patients

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Supplementary Assessment : Two Nurse to Nurse Challenges.lg...

Self Reflection in Nursing: Importance of Soft Skills and Critical Thinkinglg...

Improving Face to Face Communication Skills in Endoscopy for Gastroscopy Patients

Nursing Placements: A Student's Experience with Diabetes Care

Reflective Writing on Core Values of Nursing Profession

Reflection- Demonstrated Effective Interpersonal Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Skills within a Clinical Setting

Supplementary Assessment : Two Nurse to Nurse Challenges.

Self Reflection in Nursing: Importance of Soft Skills and Critical Thinking