Communication Challenged in Healthcare

Communication is a part of everything we do as respiratory therapists. We communicate with patients, doctors, nurses, families, etc. Please read the 2 articles below: M. Kleinpell, L. Patak, A. Wilson-Stronks, .J. Costello, C. Person, E. A. Henneman, & M. B. Happ (2009) Communication in the ICU. Retrieved from http://respiratory-care-sleep- medicine.advanceweb.com/Article/Improving-Communication-in-the-ICU-6.aspx (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (730 words) O'Daniel & A. H. Rosenstein. (n.d.)Professional Communication and Team Collaboration . After reading the articles and conducting additional online research as needed, write a paper discussing the following: Discuss a difficult situation you found yourself in while at the hospital (either with patient communication or colleague communication) and how you could have used some of the tools from the articles to help resolve the situation. Do you think the ideas in the articles will help you in future challenging situations? Why is communication among colleagues so important? How can better communication with our team members benefit patients?