...Health Care Communication Methods HCS/320 Health Care Communication Methods There are various types of communication methods that can be used in the health care organizations. There are face-to-face conversations, telephone calls, letters, e-mails, charts and graphs, bulletins and power points used to communicate in the health care organizations. However, in this scenario the different types of communication methods that can be used and be very effective is face-to-face conversations, telephone calls, and letters. This scenario is dealing with a nursing home and the organization is being purchased by a national group. There are going to be new policies put into effect and because of this some of the residents will be forced to move to a different place or displaced. To make matters even worse, some of the residents have difficulty communicating, have no local family, and have not indicated that they approve the release of their medical information. The subject of this paper is to discuss the situation concerning the nursing home and the residents, and to make arrangements for these individuals, the advantages and disadvantages of using traditional, electronic, and social media for health care communication. This paper will also discuss the effects of HIPAA and other regulations on the use of these media for health care communication. Different types of communication methods used in nursing homes The health care organization used in this scenario is nursing...
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...Media Multitasking: A Lack of Social Skills? Many people in today’s society may look at multitasking as a harmless way of accomplishing multiple tasks at one time. For instance, one could be chatting with a friend online while listening to music and doing homework. Although multitasking can indeed be helpful in completing tasks in a timely matter, one must recognize the definite price that is being paid for this practice. Media multitasking is damaging today’s students by not only hindering one’s ability to fully absorb information, but by changing student’s understanding of what the term socializing means. In order to fully understand how media multitasking is damaging students, we must first realize what exactly is happening in the brain during multitasking. Those students who multitask during homework may be doing things such as browsing Facebook, checking email, texting, and instant messaging. Scientists believe that when a person is trying to complete multiple tasks like this, the brain is distributing low amounts of information to each task instead of concentrating on one task at a time. This creates a sort of “brownout” effect inside of the brain. University of Michigan Professor David Meyer states that “all the lights go dim because there just isn’t enough power to go around.” This means that even though you think you are giving most of your attention to that homework assignment, your brain is actually rationalizing instead. During this rationalization, the brain...
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...Online Learning Community (OLC) has become more common. More and more learning institutes are offering courses online to cut cost in the use of classrooms. It also enables students who live away from college and university campuses to access learning opportunities. This stirred more interest to researchers regarding the affects of OLC on teaching and learning. Results vary widely; some conclude that face-to-face interaction is more natural and direct while others assert that online learning and blended learning have just as many positive affects on students. Researcher David K. Larson performed a three-way comparison of face-to-face versus blended online versus purely online delivery of a Management Information Systems (MIS) course. Larson (2011) studied examination and final grades as well as measured the students’ satisfaction and learning effectiveness. The students were enrolled in the MIS class, which was a requirement for Business and Management majors. Out of the 168 students, the majority of online learners were female. Larson concluded that there is no significant difference in the students’ performance as far as examination scores between the different modes of delivery. Larson also concluded that learning effectiveness and faculty satisfaction favours both the blended and online methods, rather than the face-to-face method. Another important observation Larson made is regardless of the mode of delivery, 40 percent of the students reported an increase in interest...
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...happened to face-to-face visits, dates, and just sitting down and talking with someone to sincerely get to know them? Why has the world settled for a simple Facebook message, or email? Mark Zuckerburg created a social network that connected the world; a social network so large that if its users were a country, it would be the third largest in the world. Facebook’s mission statement is "to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected” (Facebook). Facebook is useful for certain types of communication and connectivity, but it has also contributed to an underlying epidemic that may, if used excessively, redefine interpersonal relationships forever. These relationships will be redefined, ironically, by further disconnecting people even though Facebook facilitates easy communication and more access to connections. Facebook has revolutionized what it means to communicate with someone and what it means to be connected, and whether or not these changes have been beneficial or detrimental to relationships has been a hot topic among many scholars. Some scholars say that Facebook is beneficial for relationships. They claim that Facebook has made it easier to stay in contact with others, easier to express oneself to people online, that it enlarges their social circle, and they say that it makes it easier to connect and communicate with people that have meaning in their life. This is a valid argument because Facebook has opened up new forms of communication and connectivity...
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...friends to communicating by text, Facebook and Twitter. Communicating electronically has been made so user friendly that teens are less interested in face-to-face communication with their friends or family. According to the Telus and Technology survey done in August 2009, shows information and communication technologies are not replacing face-to-face contact but adding or enhancing it. It is giving people the ability to go their separate ways and still stay connected. Families are adding more activities to their daily schedules that text and cell phones are the main line of communication. Another study done by Pew Internet and American life Project shows that 64 percent of adults feel that new technologies has not increased or decreased the how close the family is. Dating has also had an impact of how we interact with people. Before technology, a person would have to gather the courage to go up to someone and say “Hello”, and now with just a few strokes on the keyboard you can accomplish the same thing. Social media networks such as Facebook and dating websites like eHarmony are perfect examples on how you enter a few things about yourself and just wait for someone to come along. Sometimes you get a perfect match and sometimes you don’t. In some cases who someone says they are isn’t always who they really are. Technology effects how we communicate...
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...generation, the use of technology seems to be replacing all real-world experiences. In need of some new decor? Just order it online. Feeling hungry? Fill out an online form to have your food delivered right to your doorstep. How about wanting a new relationship? The online world provides individuals with the opportunity to communicate without ever leaving the comforts of their own home. Online personas rid the user of the dilemmas real world relationships provide since the user can edit, frame, and share their online identity to comply with societal preferences. Who people are online versus who they are in the real world usually vary from the identity they wish to share with others. The hyperpersonal model examines how self-presentation...
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...Shrivastava, H. Roque Has social media socially handicapped the young? As human beings, the only real method of connection is through authentic, face to face communication. Face-to-face interaction allows us to understand each other profoundly and allows us to get to know each other down to the most fundamental levels of who we are (Tardanico, 2012). According to Forbes magazine, less than 10% of communication is based on spoken words. This means that over 90% of communication is based on nonverbal signals such as body language, eye contact, and tone of voice. Therefore, it implies that face to face communication is a very efficient way of communicating and it evidently improves our interpersonal and social skills (Jones, 2013). However, direct interaction is not being seen as the best way to communicate anymore, especially among teens, and people are not putting as much value as they once did on face to face interactions (Suliveres, 2014). Young people nowadays mostly use text messaging and other digital devices to communicate their concerns to their target recipient. Mobile phones and SMS help them to stay connected with their peers especially with those at a distance and thus, making life much more bearable by getting moral support from them. Furthermore, it helps them to fight boredom. This type of communication makes it easier for them to reach out to other people making them more sociable in a sense (Horstmansho, Power, 2005). On the other hand, social networking...
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...Article Online Dating: A Critical Analysis From the Perspective of Psychological Science Psychological Science in the Public Interest 13(1) 3–66 © The Author(s) 2012 Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1529100612436522 http://pspi.sagepub.com Eli J. Finkel1, Paul W. Eastwick2, Benjamin R. Karney3, Harry T. Reis4, and Susan Sprecher5 1 Northwestern University; 2Texas A&M University; 3University of California, Los Angeles; University of Rochester; and 5Illinois State University 4 Summary Online dating sites frequently claim that they have fundamentally altered the dating landscape for the better. This article employs psychological science to examine (a) whether online dating is fundamentally different from conventional offline dating and (b) whether online dating promotes better romantic outcomes than conventional offline dating. The answer to the first question (uniqueness) is yes, and the answer to the second question (superiority) is yes and no. To understand how online dating fundamentally differs from conventional offline dating and the circumstances under which online dating promotes better romantic outcomes than conventional offline dating, we consider the three major services online dating sites offer: access, communication, and matching. Access refers to users’ exposure to and opportunity to evaluate potential romantic partners they are otherwise unlikely to encounter. Communication refers to ...
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...Need to Dependent on Technology Technology products are quintessential to human being’s knowledge. Technology products include computer, cell phones, cars and so on. Since technology products have been invented, they bring a lot of benefits. However, some people doubt that technology products are bad for people. Some people think that technology products have strong radiation; that they may hurt people’s bodies, such as headaches and damage to the eyes. Also, technology products update very quickly. People need to have more time and energy to learn how to use them and use them well. This may cause people to feel restless and anxious. Even though there are some disadvantages showing those technology products are bad for people, the good effects still outweigh the disadvantages. This essay focuses on how computers bring people a lot of help. People need to dependent on technology, such as computers can help people to calculate, computers make people’s lives easier, computers make people less lonely and computers have the equivalent of human intelligence. Computers can help people to calculate. In scientific research and engineering design, there are many complicated numerical computations. Sometimes people cannot calculate them using human knowledge. They need to depend on computers, because computers are good at solving these complex precise mathematical problems. Computers also make fewer mistakes. According to Wilson and Redish, people want to use computers to teach physics...
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...Appendix E Title:Pros and cons of online education for educators and students Author(s):Hadley Leavell , Balasundram Maniam and Sara Lange Nagel Source:International Journal of Business Research. 11.6 (Nov. 2011): p136. From Academic OneFile. Document Type:Report Abstract: Online education offers students an anytime/anywhere method of receiving an advanced knowledge. Proponents point out the increased access will level the playing field for all. This study explores the benefits and issues for those tasked with those who are teaching the students and the students themselves. This study focuses on the higher education faculty and students who enroll in online courses. The pros of online education will be balanced with the possible cons of Internet education versus face-to-face education. Finally, the study also presented the results of student perception of technology use in classroom (traditional as well as online classes). Keywords: Online Education, technology, distance learning, web-based learning 1. INTRODUCTION Higher education started in 1088 in Europe at the University of Bologna and although many changes have occurred, brick and mortar classrooms have been the primary means of education ever since. (Universitas de Bologna). However, the social media changes in the past ten years have altered the landscape more dramatically. The computer has transcended from a data manipulation tool to a means of constant communication between individual and among large groups...
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...Communication in Business Communication is a part of every business. Different forms of communication are experienced in the workplace. One type is verbal communication through telephone calls and face to face. Then there is the communication done through written form, this is in the form of e-mails, letters, text messages, or jotting down a note on the bottom of a receipt. Business communication in the insurance business comes in different areas. Communication with the clients, underwriters and service individuals, claims adjusters, IT departments, the Agency Field Office, and among the different staff in the office will happen on a daily basis. An important part is to communicate effectively to everybody. In talking to a new client, it is normally over the phone for the first time. One has to come across as knowledgeable and confident. In giving proposals to clients, one sends the proposals out in the mail but the majority of the time proposals are sent through email today. Clients shop by stopping by the office but clients are also using the Internet to receive rate quotes. This type of client is contacted by phone and email. These clients tend to communicate best through email. Communicating with the underwriters and service individuals as well as the claims adjusters can happen daily through either email or telephone conversations. In working with underwriters and service individuals, communicating through email one needs to come across with the requested...
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...tising Task 1 The communication process that applies to advertising and promotion Task 1.1 Communication is contact between two or more parties, giving information. The effective use of advertising and promotion is a fundamental requirement for any business seeking to succeed in the modern business world. Advertising Strategy An advertising strategy is designed to sell a product. It is a one-way form of communication, from company to consumer, geared toward giving consumers the information necessary to make a purchasing decision. Advertisements tell consumers about the product and how to get it. The purpose of advertising is to sell products and to build brand name. Promotional Strategy The promotional strategy is a two-way interaction between company and consumer designed primarily to increase sales, often by attracting new customers. Brand building is a side effect of promotional strategies, but it is not the purpose. Promotional strategies give away something, whether it is free product, money or other awards, as a way to bring in consumers who may not be attracted to the product under normal circumstances. Marketing Communications & Promotion processes deal with overall communication to customers and markets. Marketing Communications processes develop and manage communications to the market, prospective and existing customers. Communications involves both the message and the media. Marketing Communications can develop a message and manage its delivery through...
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...and find information is a great way to teach and educate and this method is known as distance learning. Distance learning is a field of education that focuses on providing an instructional system capable of delivering a quality education to students who are not physically on-site. As with every new invention and the benefits they bring. challenges may come along too. This essay will talk about the challenges of online courses on education. One of the challenges that online courses have to make a good impact on education is delivering quality courses that may equal or exceed the classic face-to-face courses and be accessible to some unusual students such as full time employees wishing to go back to school, students who wish to take summer courses while being at home or simply students who wants to get their degree online. (Suarez-Brown, Turner, Grice and Hankins, 1997). Is very important that Instructors learn to understand technology and know what tools are available to fully use the internet for a positive learning experience. For example, for face to face communication between students and instructors would videoconference programs such as Skype and Trillian, and for group gathering information that could simulate a classroom, they could use a program like Blackboard or Webtycho. Instructors can also use programs like Camtasia, a screen recording software, to do tutorials on the fly so students can understand and have a near real time experience and learn a task just like if...
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...defined period in classroom instruction. Distance learning, now considered a new term, has been around for over a century. Correspondent courses started in Europe and remained the primary means of distant learning until the middle of the twentieth century (Imel, 1996). Distant and online education offer many of the same characteristics along with distinct features, of indirect contact with faculty and classmates through technology driven methods such as discussion forums and synchronous or asynchronous communication. (Mahmood, Mahmood, & Malik, 2012). Distant learning allows students to learn and study at their preferred learning style and own pace. Similar to the unique characteristics of fraternal twins, nontraditional and individual needs students may require the adaptability and flexibility of distant education to fulfill their academic and professional goals. Distant and traditional education use many of the same pedagogical techniques the online learning format enables students increased opportunities to suit their skills, interests, and profession. One Twin’s View on Traditional Education The long established delivery system for traditional higher education has remained a face-to-face classroom setting. Students listen to lectures and taking notes on material covered. Grading, determined by completing assignments, tests and written essays exams in a timely manner. Interactions with the teacher and students develop both social and academic relations. A student can...
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...interact and communicate with people. The Internet offers numerous platforms to communicate with friends as well as developing new relationships with strangers. However, the effect of social networking sites on social relationships is a topic of many debates. There are multiple ways online interaction affects people, especially the youth of the society, both positively and negatively. Therefore, the studies done to examine the impact of the Internet on social relationships is definitely necessary and important. The article Use of Social Networking and Instant Messaging reports the study over the relationships between use of social media such as instant messaging and social networking sites, network size, and emotional closeness in a sample of 117 individuals between the ages of 18 and 63 years old. Participants were asked to list and categorize each member of their personal, offline network into a series of subgroupings, arranged in a hierarchically inclusive sequence. Each person was listed into one of the three layers of their network – the support group, the sympathy group, and the active network. Secondly, because quantity does not necessarily equal quality, the next step aimed at answering two questions: What effect does the use of social media have on the size of each offline network layer? And what effect does the use of social media have on the emotional closeness of relationships within each offline network layer? Therefore, in addition to some basic socio-demographic questions...
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