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Communication in Health and Nursing Teams

 

Module:

Nursing Care

ECTS:

21

Contact hours – lectures:

100

Contact hours – seminar:

30

Contact hours – clinical exercises:


70

Contact hours – clinical practice:


390

Holder of subject:

Jožica Ramšak Pajk, MSc, Senior Lecturer

Year of study:

First

Communication in Health and Nursing Teams

Contact hours – lectures:

15

Contact hours – seminar:

0

Contact hours – clinical exercises:

0

Contact hours – clinical practice:

0

Holder of subject:

Jožica Ramšak Pajk, MSc, Senior Lecturer

Education providers:
  • Dr Simona Hvalič Touzery, Associate Profesor

Level of study:

First Bologna cycle professional education study program

Semester:

Winter

Language:

Slovene/English

Subject-specific competences:

The student:

Comprehension of:  basic communication definitions;  interpersonal communication models; different levels and views of interpersonal communication models; the social role of language and speech; communication pragmatics; understanding nonverbal communication; persuasive communication elements; emotions; main relational subjects; basic conflict dimensions in a communication process; understanding the importance of interpersonal communication among health professionals; supportive communication characteristic; emphaty;  confidence in communication; communication ethics; effective communication establishment (nurse's duties; patient's duties); disorders and misuderstandings among health proffesionals and patients; nderstanding supervision as a method for achieving better nursing relations

Distinction between communication levels and views; communication theory use in practice; comprehension and use of verbal and nonverbal communication elements; implementation of the relational communication theory in practice;  use of mediating communication in practice; understanding the importance of a supervision method.
 

Mandatory and recommended references:

Mandatory references:

  • Ule M. Psihologija komuniciranja. Ljubljana: Fakulteta za družbene vede; 2005.
  • Ule M. Spregledana razmerja. Maribor: Aristej; 2003.
  • Ule M. Socialna psihologija. Ljubljana: FDV; 2005.
  • Ule M. Psihologija komuniciranja in medosebnih odnosov. Ljubljana: FDV; 2009.
  • Rungapadiachy DM. Medosebna komunikacija v zdravstvu. Ljubljana: Educy; 2003.
  • Prebil A, Mohar P, Drobne J. Komunikacija v zdravstvu. Celje: Celjska Mohorjeva družba; 2009.
  • McCabe C, Timmins F. Communication Skills for Nursing Practice. New York: Palgrave Macmillan; 2006.
  • Harris AT. Jaz sem v redu, ti si v redu. Ljubljana: Karantanija; 2007.
  • Felser Rakovec Z. Zdravstvena psihologija. Maribor: Visoka zdravstvena šola; 2002.
  • Prebil A. Primeri podpornega komuniciranja v komunikacijskem procesu. In: Skela, Savič B, Kaučič BM, Filej B, Skinder Savić K, Mežik Veber M, Romih K, et al. (eds.). Teoretične in praktične osnove zdravstvene nege: izbrana poglavja. Jesenice: Visoka šola za zdravstveno nego Jesenice; 2010. 

Recommended references:

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Study obligations:
  • 30% obligatory attendance at lectures

Assessment methods:
  • written examination (100%)