Patient-Clinician Communication Analysis

. Principles of Communication

There are seven principles of patient-clinician communication. According to the article Patient-Clinician Communication: Basic Principles and Expectations, the basic principles to communication are mutual respect, harmonized goals, a supportive environment, appropriate decision partners, the right information, transparency and full disclosure, and continuous learning (Paget, et al., 2011). The first one is called Mutual respect. It is important with a nurse-patient relationship. (Paget, et al., 2011). When the clinician maintains honesty with the patient, it develops trust and an open line of communication. This helps the clinician to solve patient problems. The clinician must take into consideration how the

In order to have a supportive environment, the decision making environment should be nurturing and secure (Paget, et al., 2011). The clinical staff should be supportive and educated. There should be appropriate decision partners. It is important for a patient to have all the resources readily available for their diagnosis and treatment, along with communication between the intra departments (Paget, et al., 2011). The patient needs to know the right information and what to expect during their visit and after they leave the hospital. This would include, treatment plans, costs, and any benefits and risks (Paget, et al., 2011). Teach back would be a great source of patient understanding. Another principal to communication is transparency and full disclosure. It is important for nurses to inform their patients of their options for treatment. It is also important for the nurse to encourage patients to inform them of all information that could affect their treatment. This information should include an accurate medical history, any financial issues that could affect their treatment, and any personal feelings regarding their treatment plan. The seventh principal in

Showing respect towards a patient is extremely important in health care. Emergency room nurses are at the front line of care for a patient. They are the first of the medical team to see and establish trust with patients, which enables continuous open communication between staffing and patient throughout care and discharge. If the patient doesn’t feel they are respected, then they may not communicate the truth of their story and give us all the details; they may lose faith in nurses. Transparency and full disclosure is another method I use at work, which actually starts with respect. An example would be when a new medication is prescribed to the patient and they may not financially able to afford it. They need to let the nurse know so the medication can be changed or receive information regarding available financial assistance. This would help prevent the patient from not filling the medication if they cannot afford it once they leave the hospital. Patients also needs educated on medications that are being used for short term treatment. It is important for the patient to disclose the current medications they are taking and medication they are not taking that is prescribed. Medication education never stops due to new medications being prescribed from research trials for diseases. Clinical staff