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C&CS
communication & customer service NHA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The communication cycle | Integrates a sender, receiver, and message |
| Characteristics of active listening | Remaining nonjudgemental, positive body language, and allowing time to digest words and the intended message |
| Communication styles | Assertive, passive, aggressive, manipulative |
| Characteristics of assertive communication | Proper eye contact and body language with a respectful volume of voice |
| Characteristics of visual communicators | Tend to move their hands and use facial expressions. Body language can often say more about the message then the words being used |
| Examples of open-ended questions | "How are you feeling today?" "How long have you had the symptoms?" Has the degree of pain increased and decreased over time?" |
| Examples of closeended questions | "What is your current address?" "What is your D.O.B.?" "What is your insurance group number?" |
| Forms of nonverbal communication | eye contact, facial expression, posture, haptics or touch, gestures, personal space |
| Characteristics of psychosocial care | providing psychological, social, and spiritual care through therapeutic communication w/ cultural sensitivity |
| 5 Ps of telephone etiquette | polite, prepared, to the point, perceptive, cooPerative |
| letter styles | Full block, modified block, modified block format w/ indented paragraphs, simplified format |
| Aspects of professionalism | Behaviors, appearance, communication, Voice: tone, attitude, word selection; written, work ethic, relationship |