This essay will look at communication within a healthcare setting and will give examples from literature to demonstrate the importance of communication.

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Introduction

This essay will look at communication within a healthcare setting and will give examples from literature to demonstrate the importance of communication. It will use the work of (Ellis& Beattie, 1986) and also (Egan, 1990) as models for effective communication. It will discuss whether these models are adequate alone to enable effective communication and will also draw on personal experiences from the clinical area.

Communication underpins all other nursing interventions (Minardi& Riley, 1997). Communication is a fundamental tool for healthcare delivery (Rungapadiachy, 1999). To listen to another person is the most caring act of all, Listening and attending are by far the most important aspects of being a nurse (Burnard, 1992).

(Roper, 2001) Emphasizes communication as an integral part of the unique function of nursing.

(Peplau, 1988) used the term, psychodynamic nursing, to describe the dynamic relationship between a nurse and a patient.

Peplau described four phases of this relationship:

The orientation phase, in which the person and the nurse mutually identify the person's problem.

The identification phase, in which the person identifies with the nurse, thereby accepting help.

The exploitation phase, in which the person makes use