Discussion 1

Discussion 1

Discussion

Communication is an integral part of my everyday life. As a nurse I spent my whole day communicating with patients and their families and engaging in communication with my fellow nurses. My typical workday is occupied with around 50% speaking and 50% writing.

The kind of oral communication that I am engaged in relates to informing about critical condition of patients to fellow nurses and senior doctors. I use oral communication where I see that written communication would take time and could put life of patients at risk. On the other hand, I make use of written communication through ...