Section: 3.2 - Communication and Counseling Skills | Pediatric Nursing Part 1 | NextGenU.org

  • Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
    • Discuss how the social and cultural environment impacts family communication.
    • Analyze family communication patterns (functional and dysfunctional family).
    • Discuss strategies a nurse could utilize to promote continued family and interprofessional communication.
    • Identify strategies a nurse can utilize to for effectively communicate with families during counseling.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 3 hours and 33 minutes.

    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read from ‘Communicating Within the Family System’ to end of ‘Cognitive Orientations and Communication’. (29 minutes)

      Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication

    • Read from ‘Family Communication Patterns’ to end of ‘Laissez-faire’. (6 minutes)

      The LibreTexts libraries

    • Read from ‘Family Communication Processes’ to ‘Key Takeaways’. (12 minutes)

      University of Minnesota

    • Read the entire article. (9 minutes)

      Raising Children Network

    • Read ‘3. Communication process’, ‘5. Types of communication’, and ‘8. Improving communication’. (3 minutes)

      Intechopen

    • Read pages 13-1, 50-55, 68, 92-96, 215-219. (1 hour and 30 minutes)

      ‘Communicating with Pediatric Patients and their Families: The Texas Children’s Hospital Guide for Physicians, Nurses and other Healthcare Professionals’ by Texas Children’s Hospital

    • Open ‘FCS Sheet 8: Effective communication in family-centred service’ and read pages 3-4. (4 minutes)

      CanChild, McMaster University

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