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Communication
Exam 1
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Medical
Graduate
06/25/2012

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When does communication begin with your patient? (Outpatient)
Definition
When the patient calls to make their appointment. The receptionist is very important for 1st impressions.
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When does communication begin with your patient? (Hospital)
Definition
When you walk into their room. Knock, ask to come in, introduce yourself, and ask how they like to be addressed
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Why do you communicate with your patient?
Definition
-Develop a rapport
-Trying to get info from them
-Relay info about what you do and what you're there for
-Begin pt education
-Determine if referral is needed
-Confirm pt understanding
Term
Name 4 levels of communication
Definition
Intrapersonal level
Interpersonal level
Small group discussion
Several groups
Term
Talk to self
Thoughts and ideas - in your head
Definition
Intrapersonal Level
Term
Between you and the pt
Begins with interview and history taking
Definition
Interpersonal level
Term
Team meetings
Goals - collaborating with all disciplines for 1 pt. Everyone to help the same pt. Also for not too much overlap between the disciplines
Definition
Small group discussions
Term
Discharge planning. All disciplines and the pt and family also
Definition
Several groups
Term
Name 12 ways to develop a good rapport with your pt
Definition
-Use client/pt sensitive language
-Be in the moment
-Watch vocabulary
-Paralanguage
-Active listening
-Be aware of non verbal language such as facial expressiosn and touch
-Spatial distances
-Distracting behaviors
-Written communication
-Electronic Communication
-Humor as a way to communicate
-Be aware of whats appropriate and not in a given situation
Term
What is paralanguage?
Definition
Tone, quality of voice, pitch, speed
"not what you say but how u say it"
Term
What are the 4 distance zones?
Definition
Intimate distance
Personal distance
Social distance
Public distance
Term
Kissing, touching, love-making distance
Definition
Intimate distance
Term
1-4 ft
TBI pt could hit you
"arms length"
Definition
Personal Distance
Term
4-12 ft.
Formal, business-like distance
Definition
Social distance
Term
This is the distance where people are far away, at opposite corners
Definition
Public distance
Term
Name 5 barriers to effective communication
Definition
Role Uncertainty
Sensory Overload
Physical appearance
Voice and word choice
Language barriers
Term
What is role uncertainty?
Definition
Pt may not understand what is expected of them. They need to understand what PT's and OT's do and how they overlap
Term
Name the 4 levels of conflict
Definition
Personal (u and supervisor) (u and pt)
Interpersonal (family and healthcare)
Intragroup (family members) (death)
Intergroup (healthcare and family with discharge planning and goals)
Term
Name 4 sources of conflict
Definition
Financial
Content
Psychological (trust issues)
Procedural (facility policies)
Term
Name 6 ways to manage conflict
Definition
Avoidance
Accommodation
Competition
Compromise
Collaboration
Mediation
Term
what's the best way to manage conflict?
Definition
Collaboration - requires mutual respect, mixes everyone's goals to become one.
Term
Not addressing the conflict, wait til you calm down. Can be good or bad
Definition
Avoidance
Term
Give up and let stronger personality win
Definition
Accommodation
Term
Will not bow down. Everyone wants to win. Power struggle
Definition
Competition
Term
Both people get what they want
Definition
Compromise
Term
Needs a third party to step in counselor
Definition
Mediation
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