ELNEC Undergraduate and New Graduate Module 2: Communication in Palliative Care
Hours: 1.25
Communication is the foundation of building a relationship with patients/clients and families and central to palliative nursing care. Your role is critical in all healthcare situations but is of special significance in the care of those with serious illness and who may be approaching the end of life. Your ability to engage in therapeutic communication, participate in eliciting goals of care, and guide the patient and family along the illness continuum is vital on the healthcare team. Communication is a skill that develops over time, through experience and education. You have a unique opportunity to provide compassionate, holistic, and quality care with good communication skills. “Communication is defined as an exchange of information, thoughts, and feelings and encompasses various ways people interact, including verbal, written, behavioral, body language, touch, and emotion” (AACN, 2021, p. 12). Furthermore, effective communication includes intentionality, mutuality, trust, and presence. The goal of this course is to provide undergraduate and new graduate nurses with knowledge of communication principles for palliative care.
Communication is the foundation of building a relationship with patients/clients and families and central to palliative nursing care. Your role is critical in all healthcare situations but is of special significance in the care of those with serious illness and who may be approaching the end of life. Your ability to engage in therapeutic communication, participate in eliciting goals of care, and guide the patient and family along the illness continuum is vital on the healthcare team. Communication is a skill that develops over time, through experience and education. You have a unique opportunity to provide compassionate, holistic, and quality care with good communication skills. “Communication is defined as an exchange of information, thoughts, and feelings and encompasses various ways people interact, including verbal, written, behavioral, body language, touch, and emotion” (AACN, 2021, p. 12). Furthermore, effective communication includes intentionality, mutuality, trust, and presence. The goal of this course is to provide undergraduate and new graduate nurses with knowledge of communication principles for palliative care.
