NON VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS

Non Verbal Communications

Non Verbal Communications

Introduction

The communication is the transmission of information among or between people. The practice of nursing utilizes constant communication between the nurse and the patient. It is essential to know the key components of the communication process that is how to improve communication skills, and the ways to make it effective. With the ability to communicate effectively, the importance of communication should be known. Also, non-verbal communication like gestures and body language also play an important role in improving the health outcomes.

Discussion

When the patients are receiving the professional treatment, it is an uncomfortable experience for them because they do not completely know what is going on. As an individual, a person knows more about him or her than anyone else. It is very rare that another person tell something about him which is not already known to him. Now, however the person find himself in such situation that is an exception to the rule then the factor of believe comes. (Leenerts, Teel, 2006). The patients believe that an authoritative position, expertise and accessibility to his or her health records would make the professionals know more than he or she knows about them. As a result, when the nurse speaks they listen and remember a lot what they say. They are eager to find out as much as they know, in this way they feel more secure and comfortable. Not only the words are important but how these words are being said and what is being done while saying those words is equally important. If the information remained withhold, they may feel like an insecure child, who feel fear. If the things are done without any input from the patient, or if the patients are taken as for granted, they fell depressed, more sick and powerless. (Mok, ...