Learning Objectives
In this section, the student will:
- Define Professionalism
- Identify barriers to professional communication
- Explain expectations of professional verbal communication
- Compare body language and verbal messaging
Resources
- Professionalism; from Segen’s Medical Dictionary.
- Professional Communication and Team Collaboration; from Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses
- Effective Interpersonal Communication: A Practical Guide to Improve Your Life; from the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing
- Is Nonverbal Communication a Numbers Game?; from Psychology Today
- Body Language; from Psychology Today