01 Oct Patient–Provider Communications
Medical Social Work II
Patient–Provider Communications
Post by Day 4 a description of the importance of patient–provider communication. Be sure to address the relationship between patient– provider communications and illness outcomes. Identify a minimum of three factors that might lead to poor patient–provider communications. Provide your rationale. Explain the ways patient– provider communications might be improved. Then, explain the role culture plays in patient–provider communications. Finally, explain the roles of a social worker in assisting a patient to improve communications with other members of the health care team.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific
references to the resources and the current literature using appropriate APA format and style.
Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings.
Respond by Day 6 to at least two different colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:
• Expand on your colleague’s post by sharing a different perspective about patient–provider communication.
• Offer a different opinion about one of the interventions your colleague suggested.
• Explain any insights you gained from reading your colleague’s post on patient–provider communication that might enhance your professional skills when dealing with a patient.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of your colleagues’ comments.
