Effective communication with patients

Abstract

Effective communication represents a key aspect of patient care, which enhances nurse-patient relationship and has a remarkable effect on the patient’s perceptions of treatment and outcome of health care quality. Major problems affecting effective communication identified in this research work include: language barrier, cultural barrier, inability for nurses to make use of their communication skill, poor income for nurses and increased workload on nurses. The need for improved communication skills for healthcare professionals is recognized. Nurses that have received training in communication skills interact effectively and exhibit increased confidence in communicating with patients. In other words, to establish effective communication, it is imperative that the nurse-patient communication should be well identified and understood. The study seeks to bring to light and harmonize what effective communication with patients is about.