Elderly Psychiatric Communication

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses ways of overcoming communication barriers at an inpatient geriatric mental health unit. It suggests that effective communication leads to enhanced inpatient care. The paper presents a workshop conducted by the education department of a hospital and discusses its worth and impact on inpatient care. The paper also presents the writer's observations made from his own personal experiences.

Table of Contents:
Period of Reflection
General Introduction
An Exercise:
Points to Ponder
Teaching Plan
Background
Introduction
Barriers to Effective Communication
Two Assessments as Bases for Workshop
The Psychiatric Unit and Communication
Perception
Multicultural and Trans-cultural Nursing
Issues and Problems on the Unit
Conclusion
Recommendations
Evaluation of Teaching
Usefulness of Design and Methods
Evaluation Outcome
Recommendations that Emerged from the Evaluation

From the Paper:

"Barriers to effective communication and deficiencies related to skills training are ultimately based in perception which then influences attitudes and approaches to patients. At the same time, those barriers do contain a positive aspect. It is from those barriers and lacks that opportunities and enhanced skills can be made possible. Virtually all barriers to communication can be addressed not only for staff but also for clients and their families through means of a communication skills workshop. Such workshops can be established specifically for caregivers and professionals as well clients. As a result of periodic workshop sessions, the geriatric psychiatric unit can become a safer and more comfortable setting for patients and staff."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Brough, C. (2004). Developing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship. Nursing Older People, 16 (9), 26-29.
• Centre for Addiction Mental Health (CAMH) (2003). Introduction to diversity at CAMH. CAMH Education and Publishing Department.
• Cleary M., C. Edwards & Meehan T. (1999). Factors influencing nurse-patient interaction in the acute psychiatric setting. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 8 (3), 109-116.
• College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) (1999). A Guide on the Use of Restraints. Toronto: CNO.
• Crouch, S. (1991). Critical incident analysis. Nursing, 4, 30-31.

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