Week 2

This Unit is called Introduction to Communication and Person Centred Practice.

Communication is key in all aspects of life. We communicate constantly with others in many different ways. Whether is be through using your voice, body language and more commonly through the use of technology. Communication helps us to connect and build a strong bond with others.

There are also many factors to think about when you are trying to get your point across. This is a very individualised matter as you all know, every single one of us is unique and all have our own advantages and disadvantages.

My experience in communication grew through constant contact with other people. In Nursing, you get the opportunity to meet a variety of different people. You get the chance to see how others communicate differently.

In this week 2 Lectures, we looked at different theories of communication and how it is implied in a more practical setting and having touched on briefly with active listening.

For a lot of people active listening can come quite naturally to others. Personally, I find this to be a sign of respect. No matter whether the subject of conversation may not be of any interest, but showing that your are listening to others can often mean a lot, especially from a ‘patient to nurse’ perspective.

This a very good skills to have and something we can show through our OSCE assessment. Not quite looking forward to the assessment, but then again, who wouldn’t be nervous being filmed for an assessment. But we shall see what the outcome will be.

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. – Epictetus