Category: Communication
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Communication with Patients with Dementia
In their article “Pilot testing an educational intervention to improve communication with patients with dementia,” the authors suggest certain communication techniques that can be effective for the hospital staff when they are communicating with patients with dementia. They state that a perfect approach is an individual approach, as it takes into account a particular person’s…
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Intercultural Communication: Interfaith Marriages
Table of Contents Introduction Analysis of Interfaith Marriages Role of Media in Interfaith Dialogue Conclusion Reference Introduction Nowadays rapidly changing the world sets new opportunities and challenges in the field of intercultural communication. One of them is a growing number of interfaith marriages integrating people from different countries, having different cultures and religions. This essay…
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Communication Module for Nursing Undergraduates
Qualitative Study There have been concerns about the quality of education that nursing students and other healthcare professionals are getting especially in communication skills. The objective of this qualitative article was to explore the experiences of first years nursing students concerning the blended learning design, which is adopted in a communication module. The research design…
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Dementia Patients: Communication Strategy and Techniques
Communication Strategy The research team has suggested a communication technique that is based on the principle of an individualized approach. It implies that communication should be as simple and positive as possible. Importantly, the approach implies avoiding a neutral form of interaction since research has evidenced that it produces a strongly negative effect on the…
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Patient-Medical Provider Communications
Introduction For health professionals to succeed in their careers, increasing patient communication, interpersonal interactions, and office service are key attitudes. Given this fact, learning how to communicate with patients more effectively can be quite engaging. The HIPAA Privacy Rule, which applies to health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and healthcare providers who engage in specific electronic healthcare…
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Mass Communication and Media Risk and Uncertainty
Table of Contents Risk Society and its Relationship to Modernity Media Reports on Migration Crisis Health Risk Communication Challenges and Opportunities in Media Science Media Coverage of Risk and Science References Risk Society and its Relationship to Modernity Ulrich Beck, a German sociologist, is the contemporary theorist of modernity. He proposed his modernity theory in…
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Communication Technologies in Education and Social Life
Communication is very important in education. That is both formal and informal education; this is because it enables the people to get what is being put forward by the speaker. Since communication is a key element in education, several improvements have been done to ensure there is good communication. The improvements include technological advancements and…
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Communication in a Hospital Setting
Introduction Communication in a hospital setting is a highly intricate and delicate process, which requires a collaborative effort from each party. The stakeholders in the given environment are mainly patients, medical professionals, and nursing professionals as well as administrators. The latter three comprise the hospital unit, which needs to communicate with a patient. Through the…
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Patient-Provider Communications
Patient-provider communication is a significant phenomenon in the healthcare industry. One of the Healthy People 2020 goals was to improve healthcare quality and equity through health communication strategies (Gehlert et al., 2019). Park and Park (2018) also admit that effective communication can help “improve diagnostic capability, reduce frustration or stress caused by difficult patients, and…
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The Computer-Mediated and Face-to-Face Communications
The rapid development of technologies led to significant changes in the manner of people’s interactions because of the necessity to respond to the tendencies of the constantly changing world. The progress of Instant Messaging technologies, social media, and Skype means the beginning of the digital era in which the computer-mediated communication plays the more important…