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Active Listening in Healthcare

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Effective communication is, of course, necessary to all types of work. It could be argued, however, that in healthcare there is more to lose (such as a person’s life) in the event of poor communication.

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Listening attentively and responding empathically so a person feels heard is crucial in healthcare settings, as patients are in a vulnerable position and therefore might have difficulty voicing their concerns. As you are in the position of power as a healthcare worker, you should a) create an environment that feels safe to talk in, b) encourage the other person to talk openly, and c) listen actively.

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Bipina Poudel
03 May 2023
Informative
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vicky connole
29 Jan 2020
Great reinforcement of the value of active listening in practice.
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bernie harbrow
02 Jan 2023
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very interesting, funny video
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May Black
14 Nov 2019
This is a very informative short course. It addresses all the issues concerning active listening which I think will be easy to embrace.
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Clinton Oon
30 Dec 2019
Very insightful and inspiring.
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Lorraine Trembath
26 Apr 2021
Very good.
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Noelene Arnett
05 Feb 2021
Great resource which is easy to read and understand.
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Jacqueline Elvin
08 Dec 2019
Interesting.
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Barbara Gourd-Shaw
08 Sep 2021
This was a great article with lots of information and some of the information I was already aware of, but some I was not or at least where the information came from.
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Ashleigh Cassar
23 Apr 2020
Great refresher with some new points
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