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Helping Nurses with Communication Skills

Emerging RN Leader

Communication is undoubtedly at the top of that hard skills list. Poor communication skills in healthcare environments can lead to medical errors, fragmented care, poor team coordination, and incivility. They […] The post Helping Nurses with Communication Skills appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Communication tips for nurse leaders

American Nurse

Communication goals include understanding, achieving the intended effect, and acting ethically. Leaders skilled in effective communication promote positive outcomes, improve working relationships, and ensure a productive workplace. It may seem that some nurse leaders have an innate ability to understand what staff think and feel.

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Nurse Advocacy Through Media Communications

American Nurse

THROUGHOUT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, the media has shared images of nurses donning trash bags as protective clothing when supplies ran out and bearing facial marks from long hours wearing masks and respirators. The 1997 Woodhull study revealed a paucity of healthcare articles that referenced nurses. WHY ENGAGE WITH THE MEDIA?

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The Amazing Art of Complex Communication In Nursing

The Nurse Break

I’m Cynarra, you could say that I have been practicing being a nurse since I was born. She communicated by nonverbal communication mostly including finger-pointing, selecting with her eyes and other body language cues. I developed skills of observation and communicating in different ways other than the usual ‘speaking’.

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Effective Communication Tips For Nurses

Diversity Nursing

On an average day, Nurses interact with many patients, their families and friends, and exchange information with numerous healthcare staff. It is critical to be a good communicator because medical errors will occur if providers aren't all on the same page about patients' diagnoses, treatment plans, etc. Keeping arms uncrossed.

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'If They're Here, They're Here': Communicating with Nursing Unions

Health Leaders | Nursing

Recently, there has been an increase in nursing strikes and union activity throughout the United States. Nurses are frustrated, and the recent union activity is indicative of large, widespread problems in the nursing industry with staffing, work environment, and nurse wellbeing. Click here to read the accompanying story.

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Untangling nursing communication – “My patient can’t talk to me… Help!”

The Nurse Break

A guide to Nursing Communication. Meet Steph – The nurse you want next to you when you need help with communication with a patients. Stephanie has a Bachelor of Biomedicine, Bachelor of Nursing from Monash University. Step-by-step explanation of nursing CPD Helpful list of proven graduate nurse tips!