Obv/Communication 1
What is a sender?
The person who originates the communication
What is verbal communication?
The use of words
May be spoken or written
What is an observation?
Information that is obtained by using ones senses: seeing, hearing, smelling, or feeling.
Your eyes are to see observations
List 3 examples-
Blood in the urine
bruises or breaks in the skin
the patient crying
what is dyspnea?
What may cause it?
difficulty breathing
Asthma
smoke inhalation
what are the elements of communication?
Sender
Message
Receiver
Feedback
What is nonverbal communication?
AKA- Body Language
What is an Evaluation?
The final step of the nursing process, but it is on going.
Your ears are to hear observations
List 3 examples-
Wheezing when the patient breathes
pulse or blood pressure with a stethoscope
comments from the patient, such as "I am very tired today"
What is Edema?
Fluid build up
What is a receiver?
the person whom the communication is intended
What is paraphrasing?
An effective method of showing that you understand what the speaker has said.
restate your understanding of what was said.
What does an Evaluation determine?
(Multiple answers, list one)
Whether the patient is reaching the care plan goals, and if not, why not?
What should be done to assist the patient to reach goals.
When goals are reached, whether they should be extended.
Your nose is to smell observation
List 3 examples-
Body odor
Discharge from a wound or body cavity
Stool or urine
What is cyanosis?
What may cause it?
Bluish discoloration of the skin
Oxygen not going to the brain
What is feedback?
confirmation that the message was received as intended
What is the importance of eye contact?
Eye contact makes the biggest impression and will be remembered best.
You create a positive atmosphere by look at the other person.
The nurse assistant is responsible for reporting to the nurse when the:________
(Multiple answers)
Approach cannot be carried out for any reason
Patient is having problems with the approach
Patient has met a goal
Patient refuses care listed in the approaches
Nursing assistant identifies a more affective approach
Your hands and fingers are to feel observation
List 3 examples-
A lump under the patients skin
radial pulse
warmth or coolness of the patients skin
What is poly?
Create a combination
Many, a lot of.
Polyuria
What is a message?
The information the sender wants to communicate
List THREE forms of nonverbal communication.
Posture
Hand and body movements
Activity level
Facial expressions
Overall appearance
Body position
What is Implementation?
The activation of the care plan.
It means following your assignment and carrying lout out the approach listed on the care plan in an effort to resolve the problems, and to help the patient reach their goals.
what is a subjective observation?
a statement or complaint made by the patient.
what is comorbidity?
the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient.