Title
Communication Journal
Author
Revised from Linda Caputi Inc. © Workshop (2011)
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Based care
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the Competency (s)
Communication Skills
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Learning
Outcome(s)
Professional Identify and
behaviors
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Communication
Safety
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Collaboration
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Managing Care of the
Managing Care of the
Individual Patient
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Patient Care Assignment
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The student focuses on
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the student while providing
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specific aspects of
student understand the
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reasoning and teaches
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clinical world, the nurse’s
setting.
students to think like a
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work therein, and the effect
Example: Concept mapping care
nurse.
other diseases, etc.
of the system on the nurse
for one or multiple patients.
and the patient.
Example: How the system
completes medication
administration from order to
delivery to patient.
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Assignment: Communication Journal
Competencies measured in this assignment:
PATIENT/RELATIONSHIP CENTERED CARE - COMMUNICATION SKILLS COMPETENCY
Describe (K), demonstrate (P), and value (E) self-awareness, cultural sensitivity, and caring effective communication with patients.
On a daily basis for the 1st half of the semester, analyze your communication, cultural sensitivity, and caring communication with your patients. You will be graded by the rubric
attached. If you have met the “satisfactory” level by midterm, you will not be required to continue with this assignment. If you have not met the “satisfactory level” you will
develop a quality improvement plan for yourself to use to develop competence in this area by the end of the semester.
For cultural needs of patients go to: http://www.culturecareconnection.org/
Date
Communication
Techniques
Effectiveness
Identify therapeutic
communication
techniques you used
with your patient.
Describe how the
communication was
effective.
Nontherapeutic
Identify non
therapeutic
communication
techniques you used
with your patient.
Improvements
List at least 2 ways you
can improve in your
communication skills.
Cultural Needs
Describe the cultural
needs of the patient.
(Remember that
everyone has a culture,
even you!)
Explain at least 2 ways
that you met those
cultural needs.
Effectiveness
This site list multiple cultural group including European American culture.
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Date
Caring
Behaviors
Effectiveness
List at least 2 caring
behaviors you
demonstrated with
your patient.
List at least 2 caring
behaviors you
demonstrated with
your patient.
Communication Journal Grading Rubric
Criteria
1.
Communication
Therapeutic and Non
Therapeutic
Techniques
2. Cultural Needs
3.
Caring Behaviors
Satisfactory (__points each)
Needs Improvement (__ points each)
Unsatisfactory (__points
Clearly describes communication between
self and patient. Identifies non therapeutic
communication used. Offers at least 2
ways to improve future interactions listing
specific therapeutic communication
techniques.
Describes the cultural needs of the patient
and 2 ways that the cultural needs were
met.
Identifies at least 2 caring behaviors and 2
ways it was effective.
Describes communication between self and
patient. Identifies non therapeutic
communication used. Offers only one way to
improve future interactions listing specific
therapeutic communication techniques.
Descriptions of communication between self and
patient are scant and unorganized. Does not offer
ways to improve future interactions.
Describes only 1 cultural need of the patient
or 1 way that the cultural needs were met.
Does not describe the cultural needs of the patient.
Identifies 1 caring behavior or 1 way to be
effective.
Does not identify caring behaviors or the
effectiveness.
Points:
Total Points:
Revised from assignment shared by: Linda Caputi © by Sue Field DNP, RN, CNE
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