Explain The Barriers Of Communication In Nursing
Barriers of communication and management:
Gender: It is generally easier and more comfortable to treat patients of the same gender. When there is a situation of a dentist and patient of the opposite gender of the same age group, it is important to maintain a professional relationship. Till today, gender roles exist between males and females. With some people males are viewed to be the dominant sex. Stereotyping creates a battle of sexes that can foster barriers of communication.
To manage, one should look towards the patient as just that, a patient. She is looking for a treatment of some sort and you are the one that can help with that. This would hinder away any stereotypical or emotional ideas that would come in the way of effective communication. …show more content…
Some patients like to know nothing about what you are doing, others want to know every little step. Either way you have got to talk, communication is at the very heart of helping the nervous patient relax and feel ok with the situation. Choose your words really carefully, reframe any part of the process that you know will stress them out. E. g. anaesthetic is not injected, we simply let it soak in r—e—a—l—l—y slowly – sounds a heck of a lot less threatening and if it is pain free then it will boost the patient’s confidence in your skills. If the patient does not want to know anything about the technicalities that is fine, but make sure you still chat to them throughout.( …show more content…
Indications for root canal treatment:
• Severe pain
• Sensitivity to cold or heat
• Swelling and tenderness
• Discolouration of the tooth
Advantages: relieves pain and discomfort without losing the tooth, in the long run it is more cost effective than an implant.
Disadvantages: when the blood and nerve supply is removed from a tooth the tooth will become more prone to breaking because it becomes non-vital, root canal treatment can have complications as discussed below.
Complications:
• Accessory canals can become infected if they are not found and not treated.
• If there is a crack that is undetected in the root bacteria can reenter causing infection.
• If the canal or restoration does not provide an adequate seal, the tooth can be reinfected.
Procedure:
• Diagnostic radiographs are taken.
• The tooth is opened and the canals are cleaned out using files and sodium hypochlorite to flush it.
• Thereafter the canals are filled and a temporary restoration is placed on the
Gender: It is generally easier and more comfortable to treat patients of the same gender. When there is a situation of a dentist and patient of the opposite gender of the same age group, it is important to maintain a professional relationship. Till today, gender roles exist between males and females. With some people males are viewed to be the dominant sex. Stereotyping creates a battle of sexes that can foster barriers of communication.
To manage, one should look towards the patient as just that, a patient. She is looking for a treatment of some sort and you are the one that can help with that. This would hinder away any stereotypical or emotional ideas that would come in the way of effective communication. …show more content…
Some patients like to know nothing about what you are doing, others want to know every little step. Either way you have got to talk, communication is at the very heart of helping the nervous patient relax and feel ok with the situation. Choose your words really carefully, reframe any part of the process that you know will stress them out. E. g. anaesthetic is not injected, we simply let it soak in r—e—a—l—l—y slowly – sounds a heck of a lot less threatening and if it is pain free then it will boost the patient’s confidence in your skills. If the patient does not want to know anything about the technicalities that is fine, but make sure you still chat to them throughout.( …show more content…
Indications for root canal treatment:
• Severe pain
• Sensitivity to cold or heat
• Swelling and tenderness
• Discolouration of the tooth
Advantages: relieves pain and discomfort without losing the tooth, in the long run it is more cost effective than an implant.
Disadvantages: when the blood and nerve supply is removed from a tooth the tooth will become more prone to breaking because it becomes non-vital, root canal treatment can have complications as discussed below.
Complications:
• Accessory canals can become infected if they are not found and not treated.
• If there is a crack that is undetected in the root bacteria can reenter causing infection.
• If the canal or restoration does not provide an adequate seal, the tooth can be reinfected.
Procedure:
• Diagnostic radiographs are taken.
• The tooth is opened and the canals are cleaned out using files and sodium hypochlorite to flush it.
• Thereafter the canals are filled and a temporary restoration is placed on the