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Communication Competencies For Clinicians
Communication Competencies For Clinicians
Competencies
Effective communication between clinicians, patients, and families can lead to better health care
outcomes and improved quality and safety. The following list identifies behaviors to help clinicians
build partnerships with patients and families, leading to better health care quality and safety.
Share as much
information as they want. Find
out how much they want to know.
Is there anything else you would
like to know? Do you want the
overall picture or do you want to
get the details?
Made eye contact with patient Identified family or friends who are
team members and wrote names on
Smiled, as appropriate white board
Introduced self by name and Highlighted main points of
role Communicating to Improve Quality
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Introduced new people in the
room, their role, and what they will Invited patient and family to use the
do white board
Had conversations at the
patients eye level
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