Role of Communication in Nursing Care of Elderly People

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

My thanks go out to all who have helped me complete this study and with whom this project may have not been possible. In particular, my gratitude goes out to friends, facilitator and family for extensive and helpful comments on early drafts. I am also deeply indebted to the authors who have shared my interest and preceded me. Their works provided me with a host of information to learn from and build upon, also served as examples to emulate.

DECLARATION

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTii

DECLARATIONiii

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTIONv

Introductionv

Problem Statementv

Aims of the Studyvi

Objectives of the Studyvi

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEWvii

Theoretical Frameworkvii

Past Studies on Nursing Carevii

Increased Proportion of Elderly Peoplevii

Communication in Nursing Careviii

Importance of Nursing in Healthcare Industryix

Duties of Nursesix

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGYxi

Introductionxi

Data Collection Techniquesxi

Data Analysis Techniquexii

Ethical Issuesxiii

Contribution of the Researchxiii

REFERENCESxiv

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Introduction

The present study on the “role of communication in nursing care for elderly people” is an important topic that analyse the effectiveness of communication in the nurse patient relationship. Nursing plays an important role in providing better healthcare services to the patients. In order to produce positive health related outcomes it is imperative that nurses should perform all their part and tasks with great care and competent way. To perform the role of nursing in an effective and efficient way it is indispensible for a nurse to possess all necessary skills to provide care to the patients. This paper talks about different nursing care skills and how nurses can perform various tasks of care with competency and skills.

The nursing is a noble profession that provides care and assistance to the patients. The role of nurse in the hospitals is extremely significant as they are involved in the number of important work. They are not only involved in the provision of medicines to the patients but they are also present in the important decisions taken by the administration. There are many decisions that are taken by the nurses in the recruitment process of hospital staff. The role of nurses is not limited to treating and helping the doctors in treatment but they also take active part in the supervision of the hospitals.

Problem Statement

The communication process plays an important role in the nursing care for the elderly people. The communication gap creates different problems in the nursing care and makes it difficult for the nurses to perform their job. The improvement in the communication process would help the nurses in performing their duties in an effective manner that would ultimately help their patients to recover at faster pace. Thus communication is considered to be an important factor that affects the care and sympathy that is provided by the nurses to the elderly people.

Aims of the Study

The aim of the study is to ...