-
Essay / The importance of effective communication in health care
Language barriers have been one of the identified causes of many health problems, including timely and appropriate care, exacerbating existing conditions and precipitating news. In addition to culturally relevant education, interpretation is one of the commonly used approaches to help bridge the language gap between patients and practitioners. Interpreters are bilingual individuals who provide simultaneous interpretation between patients and medical providers who do not share a common language (Finke, Light, & Kitko, 2008). This finding suggests that a good relationship is essential for high-quality patient care. (Finke et al., 2008) use qualitative evidence from interviews with medical interpreters and argue that an interdisciplinary team is oriented in a single direction to care for patients and bring them to their ultimate level of functioning. Certainly, all of the observations provided by this review have reaffirmed how understanding the basic principles of communication should be a primary skill for any nurse. However, many barriers can disrupt therapeutic communication, and a comprehensive assessment is necessary to determine the patient's culture, religion, education level, and socioeconomic status (Finke et al., 2008). Patient-centered communication gives nurses the skills to identify what patients are experiencing and put them in a better position to show empathy. At the same time, creating a better health care experience for the patient and a more rewarding and meaningful career for the nurse (Finke et al., 2008). It is also more likely to effectively encourage patients to become active partners in planning and managing their own care. This is important to the medical provider... middle of document......5.LaValley, D (2008) Physician-nurse collaboration and patient safety. Crico RMF Vol. 26/No. 2Lee Flicek Cassandra (2012) Communication: a dynamic between nurses and doctors. Flight. 21/No. 6McCaffrey, RG, Hayes, R., Stuart, W., Cassell, A., Farrell, C. and Miller-Reyes C. 2010. A program to improve communication and collaboration between nurses and medical residents. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing ยท Vol 41, No 4. Retrieved from: http://content2.learntoday.info/Patak, L., Wilson-Stronks, A., Costello, J., Keleinpell, RM, Henneman, EA, Pearson, C. and Happ, MB (2009). Improve patient-provider communication. A call to action. Volume 39, number 9, pp 372-376. Williams, M.V., Davis, T., Parker, R.M., & Weiss, B.D. (2002). The role of health literacy in patient-physician communication. FAMILY MEDICINE-KANSAS CITY-, 34(5), 383-389.