Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Communication

Communication

Sharing information, concepts, and emotions to foster mutual understanding is communication. The sender, recipient, and transaction must be considered in this manner. The sender is the person who shares the message, the recipient is the person who receives and understands the message, and the transaction is the method used to deliver the message and the variables that affect the communication's context and surroundings. The nurse-client connection is built on therapeutic communication.
Within...

Current Trends in Nursing II

Current Trends in Nursing II

Trends in nursing are multifactorial and associated with changes in society, within the nursing profession, and in other professions. Notably, telehealth and remote nursing contribute to successful healthcare delivery for numerous patients and help reduce stress for nurses due to nursing shortages. Nurses can reach patients, monitor their conditions, and interact with them using computers, audio, visual accessories, and telephones—for example, remote patient monitoring systems. Likewise,...

Techniques of Therapeutic Communication II: Focusing, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

Techniques of Therapeutic Communication II: Focusing, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

Focusing involves centering a conversation on a message's critical elements or concepts. Focusing is valuable if the talk is vague or patients begin to repeat themselves. Sometimes, when patients are asked about their symptoms, they may go off-topic and try to tell their entire life story. Respectfully, the nurse should bring the conversation back into focus.
This therapeutic technique can also be used when a patient brings up pertinent information during a health-related conversation. The...

Role of Communication in the Nursing Process II: Planning and Implementation

Role of Communication in the Nursing Process II: Planning and Implementation

Several factors are considered while creating a patient's care plan. Motivation is a factor in improving communication, and patients often require encouragement to try different approaches involving significant change. It is essential to involve the patient and family in decisions about the plan of care to determine whether the suggested methods are acceptable. Consider meeting critical comfort and safety needs before introducing new communication methods and techniques. Allow adequate time for...

Levels of Communication I: Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, and Small Group

Levels of Communication I: Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, and Small Group

Interpersonal communication focuses on the exchange of messages between two people.
We can participate in these relationships through verbal, nonverbal, and mediated communication. We engage in verbal communication when we use words during our interaction to convey specific meanings. On the other hand, nonverbal communication refers to various factors that can impact how we understand each other—for example, facial expressions.
We interact with others using mediated technologies like the...

Nurses' Legal Responsibilities II

Nurses' Legal Responsibilities II

Establishing a secure, collaborative nurse-patient relationship is crucial for delivering high-quality care. This relationship, founded on trust, respect, and honesty, enhances the patient's comfort and willingness to share vital health information. For example, a nurse who listens actively and without judgment provides clear information about health conditions and treatment options and respects patient decisions, which builds a trusting relationship.
Communication between nurses and patients...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Integration of an in-home monitoring system into home care nurses' workflow: A case study.

International journal of medical informatics·2019

Same author

Nurses' Perspectives on In-Home Monitoring of Elderlies's Motion Pattern.

Studies in health technology and informatics·2017

Same author

Understanding Nurses' Strategies to Handle (Un)wanted Nurse Calls: A Resilience Perspective.

Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN·2017

Same author

Does revealing contextual knowledge of the patient's intention help nurses' handling of nurse calls?

International journal of medical informatics·2016

Same author

Availability Communication: Requirements for an Awareness System to Support Nurses' Handling of Nurse Calls.

Studies in health technology and informatics·2015

Same author

Technology-mediated awareness: facilitating the handling of (un)wanted interruptions in a hospital setting.

International journal of medical informatics·2014

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

Extended communication possibilities for nurses: taking context into consideration.

Joakim Klemets¹, Lill Kristiansen

¹Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Telematics, Trondheim, Norway.

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

|August 15, 2013

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

This study reveals communication system challenges for nurses in diverse hospital settings. A new system design is proposed to enable context-aware communication across various devices, improving nurse workflow.

Related Experiment Videos

Area of Science:

Nursing Informatics
Human-Computer Interaction
Healthcare Systems Engineering

Background:

Nurses' communication needs are highly context-dependent.
Existing hospital communication systems often fail to accommodate the dynamic nature of nursing work.
Ineffective communication can disrupt patient care and operational efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify challenges in current hospital communication systems for nurses.
To propose a novel communication system design addressing contextual needs.
To enhance nurses' ability to manage communication requests effectively.

Main Methods:

Qualitative study employing participatory design methodology.
Analysis of communication system issues within a hospital setting.
Exploration of nurses' experiences in different work contexts.

Main Results:

Identified significant issues with existing communication systems in accommodating varied nursing contexts.
Demonstrated the need for a flexible communication system supporting heterogeneous devices.
Highlighted the importance of context information for managing communication requests.

Conclusions:

A new communication system design is proposed to support nurses' context-dependent communication needs.
The system should facilitate initiation and reception of contact requests across diverse devices.
Integrating context information is crucial for nurses to appropriately manage communication.