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PubMed1995

Removing communication barriers for the hearing-impaired elderly.

Hearing impairment is a significant disability affecting many older adults. A number of technologies and services can provide the means to improve communication with these individuals. Nurses play an important role in identifying patients experiencing hearing loss and providing information and assistance that can reduce the consequences of this serious problem.

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Communication barriers when managing a patient with a wound.

The management of a wound can prove challenging to the nurse when the needs of a patient are complex and there are barriers to overcome. This case study discusses the methods used by a community nurse when considering some of the problems that presented as a result of communication difficulties with a patient. The use of a wound assessment tool proved valuable when collecting and organizing information and the importance of gaining adequate information at assessment is outline. The article shows how communication impacts on the quality of care given, and how it affects the experiences of both nurse and patients, especially when the psychological and physical aspects of care are both equally demanding. The need for nurse and patient to work in concordance is reflected on as one of the lessons learnt from this case study.

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PubMed1981

Communication barriers between 'the able-bodied' and 'the handicapped'.

The specific details and hardships of having a handicap or chronic disease vary from person to person. But not the core problem. The story is inevitably difficult both to hear and to tell. The hearing brings up many basic fears of personal and social failure to the listener. The telling confronts the individual who has a handicap with the depressing realities to be faced every day. Moreover, the problems that both "the able-bodied" and "the handicapped" have in communicating with one another are rooted deep in Western culture.

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PubMed2005

Hablamos Español: crossing communication barriers with the Latino population.

This article outlines the retrospective study of a pilot project to teach Spanish phrases related to health care to students of an associate degree nursing program. This project was initiated in response to the documented increase in the Latino population in upstate South Carolina. In the decade from 1990 to 2000, four counties in this region documented increases in the Latino population at greater than 60%. The nursing faculty began teaching simple Spanish phrases prior to each lecture and provided opportunities for students to earn extra credit points on unit examinations for correct translations. The planning and implementation process is described, and descriptive statistics are documented to provide a basic evaluation of success rates for the participating students. The focus of this project was to facilitate communication with Latino clients by teaching students common phrases and simple questions in the Spanish language.

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PubMed1991

Health workers' attitudes can create communication barriers.

In Sudan's South White Nile Province the development of a communication strategy for the diarrhoeal disease programme was preceded by the collection of data from community members and health personnel. A majority of health workers had only a limited knowledge of the community's methods of dealing with diarrhoea. Most of these workers had very negative attitudes towards mothers and home interventions. This information was vital for planning a comprehensive educational scheme for both health workers and communities.

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PubMed2000

Communication barriers for deaf employees: Needs assessment and problem-solving strategies.

Deaf people experience higher rates of unemployment and underemployment and earn lifetime wages that are between $356,000 and $609,000 less than their comparably educated normally hearing counterparts. This results in a substantial loss of earning power and career identity for members of this underutilized population of workers. This article examines how communication difficulties pose a major barrier to employment retention and advancement for deaf employees. These barriers exist (a) within the employee in terms of nonfluent use of English and reliance upon American Sign Language, (b) with the employment site, and (c) with agency service personnel. Primarily, these barriers reflect a lack of understanding of the cultural and communication needs of deaf people. Strategies to ameliorate these barriers include a model of long-term employment support using an ecological framework.

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