PNUR 201 Professional Communication III

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

1. Explain approaches to communicate with the interprofessional team to ensure the continuity of care.
2. Effectively facilitate discussion and interactions among team members in a simulated environment.
3. Facilitate collaborative problem solving and decision making.
4. Participate and be respectful of all members’ in collaborative decision making.
5. Describe strategies for managing interprofessional conflict.
6. Discuss specific communication strategies and approaches relative to clients with mental illnesses.
7. Identify communication indicators that may indicate when an individual may be at risk for self-harm or harm to others.
8. Identify communication strategies to de‐escalate a volatile situation.
9. Discuss the communication skills required for effective collaboration with both Indigenous and non‐Indigenous health care professionals, traditional medicine peoples/healers in the provision of effective health care for First Nation, Inuit and Métis clients, families and communities.
10. Compare communication practices for health beliefs among different Indigenous peoples.
11. Identify components that demonstrate a commitment to engage in dialogue and relationship building with different cultures, including cultural safety.
12. Describe specific communication strategies and approaches relative to clients with developmental disabilities.
13. Describe communication strategies to build positive relationships with children.