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Effective communication skills in nursing practice

Imagine where a hospital would be without communication.   Imagine working in the operating room and assisting the surgeon, and he does not talk.   Obviously this would never work. Importance of Communication Communication is the transfer of information between two or more people. People working in the medical profession are in constant means of communication. This can be between a nurse and a doctor, and insurance company, a patient or their family, or another nurse.   Communication can be rather complex in the medical profession, as medical terminology may not be familiar to patients or their families.   Communication is not satisfactory if in fact the person you are communicating to, here’s your words, but does not understand them.              Components of Successful Communication A sender, a receiver and a message. We frequently have a great deal of information to send to others in a short period of time. To do this effectively, we need to know that there are facto