This resource is a detailed lesson plan for an intial lesson on communicating with patients and clients in clinical placements and field practice.
It covers the following learning objectives:
adapt communication to the level of understanding and language of the patient/client, avoiding jargon
build and maintain rapport and an empathetic relationship and ensure that the patient feels attended and listened to
relate to the patient respectfully including ensuring confidentiality, privacy and autonomy.
Health Science educators at UniSA identified these three learning objectives as being very important for students in the clinical disciplines before they attended their first clinical placement.