What is communication?

What communication technique do i use to avoid chemotherapy being a barrier for the patient.?

• Mrs. Gisela Romero, an American of Cuban descent, is faced with the difficult decision of whether to continue chemotherapy (cancer treatment) in the face of a rapidly spreading malignancy (a potentially life threatening cancer). identify 1 effective communication technique you, the nurse could use and discuss 1 technique you would avoid because it's considered a barrier. Your blog should include the communication techniques selected and rationale for each answer you selected. In addition, refrain from selecting the same communication techniques repeatedly. THIS IS FOR HEALTH CLASS. (important)CHOOSE OUT OF THE FOLLOWING -closed questioning : usually requires yes or no or a short responds - open ended questioning: does not require a specific answer and cannot be answered by yes or no. - restating: repeating to the person what you believe the main points that are being communicated are~BENEFIT: lets the person know you heard what they said,allows correction. - paraphrasing: restatement of the patients message in your own words. - clarifying : seeks to understand the patients message by asking for more info. or for elaboration on a point. - focus:encourages the person to select one topic over another as the primary focus of discussion. -reflecting: assists the patients to reflect on inner feelings and thoughts rather than advice from another . -summarizing: concise review of main ideas from a discussion.

• Answer:

  I have taken college courses on communication and have experience with talking to oncologists and surgeons concerning my wife's breast cancer treatment. When somebody in authority talks about how you are going to survive cancer YOU listen. Of all the styles mentioned above what comes closest to what a cancer patient experiences with doctors would be focus. You want to focus on the cancer itself and why chemotherapy is necessary for survival. Of course once the the patient realizes and understands the reasons they MUST do chemotherapy then the other forms of communication can be utilized. But believe me the doctor's do NOT spend time with your feelings (none that we experienced) they say how sorry they are for you and they will state your realistic survival rates based upon your treatment options BUT they DO NOT deal with your emotional feelings about treatments. What they would do is refer you to a professional for the emotional support you may need. Those people then would utilize all the communication techniques you have mentioned above. In my wife's cancer treatment I took a class on communication, it was called, "Helping Her Heal" and it was a six week course covering talking to your spouse about their feelings and emotions about having cancer.