Critiquing Communication and Interviewing Skills
Critiquing communication and interviewing skills of a health assessment interview with a client
Introduction
Communication is one of the basic survival skills of human and also a fundamental part of nursing. Effective communication would help to promote a positive nurse-client relationship which is crucial for the delivery of quality nursing care (Sheppard, 1993; McCabe 2003).
Health assessment is also vital in collecting information in the nursing process. In order to collect data in a systematic and standardized approach, and enable the nurse to determine different aspects of health and human function, the Gordon Functional Health Patterns which have 11 categories are usually used as a framework of the assessment.
The pattern named “sexuality and reproduction” is being chosen as the focus of this assignment. The assessment of this pattern focuses on the person's satisfaction or dissatisfaction with sexuality patterns and reproductive functions. Also, concerns with sexuality may be identified (Gordon, 1987).
This assignment aims at equipping students to interview a client about his or her concerns with sexuality and reproduction effectively. A video-taped interview was made in order to review the communication skills being used. The performance was criticized with the aid of some references. Finally, the insights and reflections of the interview were shared.
Critique of the interview
All criticisms are based on the questions being asked and nurse-client interaction in the video tape. The whole set of questions as well as the background information of the client are listed in appendix 2 and appendix 1 respectively.
Strengths observed in the interview
The nurse used appropriate icebreakers which are the words and phrases that can help to put the patient at ease, set the stage, and promote a relaxed situation. (Doenges , Moorhouse, 1992). For example, she asked the client “Do you feel cold here?” and “Do you want to go to the toilet first?” before directly
Introduction
Communication is one of the basic survival skills of human and also a fundamental part of nursing. Effective communication would help to promote a positive nurse-client relationship which is crucial for the delivery of quality nursing care (Sheppard, 1993; McCabe 2003).
Health assessment is also vital in collecting information in the nursing process. In order to collect data in a systematic and standardized approach, and enable the nurse to determine different aspects of health and human function, the Gordon Functional Health Patterns which have 11 categories are usually used as a framework of the assessment.
The pattern named “sexuality and reproduction” is being chosen as the focus of this assignment. The assessment of this pattern focuses on the person's satisfaction or dissatisfaction with sexuality patterns and reproductive functions. Also, concerns with sexuality may be identified (Gordon, 1987).
This assignment aims at equipping students to interview a client about his or her concerns with sexuality and reproduction effectively. A video-taped interview was made in order to review the communication skills being used. The performance was criticized with the aid of some references. Finally, the insights and reflections of the interview were shared.
Critique of the interview
All criticisms are based on the questions being asked and nurse-client interaction in the video tape. The whole set of questions as well as the background information of the client are listed in appendix 2 and appendix 1 respectively.
Strengths observed in the interview
The nurse used appropriate icebreakers which are the words and phrases that can help to put the patient at ease, set the stage, and promote a relaxed situation. (Doenges , Moorhouse, 1992). For example, she asked the client “Do you feel cold here?” and “Do you want to go to the toilet first?” before directly