Exam 4: Communication Skills: Interpersonal, Written, and Electronic

Tact is doing and saying the right things at the right time.

One of the benefits of using an electronic medical-record system is that they:

As a personal care provider,you are responsible for accurately documenting and recording your work.

When answering the telephone within their agency or workplace,the personal care provider can write the message down later when they have more time.

Health care institutions use computer documentation systems for ordering,reporting,and documenting patient care.

Communication between the personal care provider and the client can fail due to the demonstration of gestures that have different,and often offensive,meanings in other cultures

Reporting exactly what you observe is called subjective reporting.

The continuous process of gathering information about the patients change of condition uses the ability to see,hear,smell,and touch and is called:

According to your textbook,as a personal care provider,you will find it easier to form positive relationships if you demonstrate the following: