This week’s topics
Methods of communication in care environments
- Verbal and non-verbal communication
- Written and formal clinical documentation
- Digital and electronic communication channels
- Adapting methods for individual care needs
- Verbal & Nonverbal Communication: Fundamentals of Nursing Principles for Nursing |@LevelUpRN
- How to DOCUMENT your nursing notes | Clinical Skills Series
- Clinical communication skills - explanation Skills
What you will be able to do
- 1.1 Explain different methods of communication to meet individual and organisational needs.
Activity
Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain different methods of communication to meet individual and organisational needs.
Study materials
Videos
- Verbal & Nonverbal Communication: Fundamentals of Nursing Principles for Nursing |@LevelUpRN · YouTube · Level Up RN · 11 min · for registered students
- How to DOCUMENT your nursing notes | Clinical Skills Series · YouTube · Nurse Zara · 10 min · for registered students
- Clinical communication skills - explanation Skills · YouTube · University of Nottingham · 8 min · for registered students
Further resources
- Organizational Behavior, ch. 11.2: Types of communication in organisations · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 306–309 · for registered students
- Business Communication for Success, ch. 11.2: Types of nonverbal communication · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 427–438 · for registered students
- Empathic nonverbal behavior increases ratings of both warmth and competence · Reading · Reading, article · for registered students
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