Challenging Patient Communication Encounters

Course Code: REL-ACU-0-PCUS

Hours: 0.5

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2027

Learning Objectives:
Identify patient and family behaviors that can create challenging patient communication encounters.
Recall strategies to provide effective and compassionate care during challenging patient and family encounters.

Outline:
Section 1: Communicating in Chaos

Competing Priorities

Meet the Hospital Care Team

Section 2: Common Patient and Family Encounters

The “Talker”

The “Family Patient”

Revisiting Rose and Tom

Section 3: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

References

Subject Matter Expert: Laura Bell, BSN, RN, CCRN

Laura Bell, BSN, RN, CCRN is a SME writer for Relias with over 16 years of acute care experience in nursing. She began working in adult critical care at WakeMed Cary Hospital in 2011, obtained her CCRN certification in 2016, and served in the role of Rapid Response/Code Blue/Rounding RN for over 2 years. She continues to work as a staff nurse in the intensive care unit. Laura has a passion for education and excellence in nursing care. She has been involved in numerous special projects and educational activities to improve staff development, evidence-based clinical practice, and patient satisfaction. She continues to strive for excellence in education and clinical development as an acute care course writer.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Direct Care Workers; Nurses; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.