Sample essay on communication in nursing

Specifically, the language of nurses should have the courtesy, protection, explanation, comfort and other characteristics. In the process of Nurse and patient communication, nurses should make the language rich in emotion, first of all depends on the nurse’s emotional control and regulation (Mary, 2011).

In: Ellis, RB, Gates, B, Kenworthy, N Interpersonal Communication in Nursing. 2nd ed. London: Churchill Livingstone. p3. I have recently been on 7 week placement in a nursing home for the elderly. It was a residential home but also had a small dementia unit in which patients with mental health problems were taken care of.

One of the basics of good nursing is good communication skills with patients. Being unable to communicate well with a patient immediately can destroy the nurse/patient relationship and therefore the patient may not trust the nurse (Anon 2007).

Non-verbal communication is also known as the “acts of language”, mainly through face gestures, eye contact, and movement to achieve the goal of communication (Jane, 2010), from language to enhance communication and counseling role.