...AUSCULATORY SITES: During auscultatory examination --- Patient should be positioned comfortably and instructed to take deep breaths with mouth open. To avoid dizziness, let patient rest a few minutes. If they become dizzy, have patient hold their breath for a moment and this will correct the decrease in PCo2 caused by hyperventilation. This should remedy their dizziness. There are 11 recommended sites for auscultation if no known pulmonary problems. If patient does have history of respiratory disease, may need to listen at more sites. [pic] Technique: Diaphragm of stethoscope firmly placed onto chest/back. Begin at upper right lobe then go to upper left lobe comparing the two sides. Go from side to side in all locations to compare. Front of chest and back as well as laterally, again, comparing side to side. Listen for adventitious sounds and if heard, try to determine what “type”, i.e. wheezing, crackles, etc… Also listen to INTENSITY of sounds. **** Common Mistake*** Failure to notice that the normal vesicular sound has disappeared or is less intense. This may be the FIRST sign of a disease process. Pneumonia, atelectasis or collapsed lung are ALL often...
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...There is a radio commercial that many of you will remember. “When E. F. Hutton speaks, people listen.” This morning we have to think about the question, when God talks, do we listen? It’s a serious question, and one that we always hope the answer for is a resounding, “yes!” Today is Transfiguration Sunday, the last Sunday before Lent. We celebrate this now precisely as a reminder that the one who leads us through the coming season of penitence and preparation is preparing us to participate in such glory with him both now and at his second coming. Hear the recounting of these events from Matthew: After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus. Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. 7 But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.” When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus. As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus...
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...in meetings, discussions, face-to-face conversations, or telephone conversations. Most employees spend about 60 percent of the workday listening. Since such a large percentage of one's waking time is consumed by listening activities, it is clear that we could increase our productivity through listening training. Listening consumes about half of all communication time, yet people typically listen with only about 25 percent of their attention. Ineffective listening is costly, whether it occurs in families, businesses, government, or international affairs. Most people make numerous listening mistakes every day, but the costsinancial and otherwisere seldom analyzed. Because of listening mistakes, appointments have to be rescheduled, letters retyped, and shipments rerouted. Any number of catastrophes can arise from a failed communication regardless of the type of industry. Productivity is affected and profits suffer. Research indicates that we hear only 25 percent of what is said and, after two months, remember only one-half of that. This has not always been the case. In first grade we heard 90 percent of what was said, in second grade 80 percent, in seventh grade 43 percent, and by ninth grade only 25 percent. It is imperative that we strive to improve our listening skills. When having difficulty understanding a document that we're reading, we can reread it for clarification. However, we cannot relisten to oral messages, unless they are...
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...A Time to Listen, A Time to Speak Chapter 3 of the book of Ecclesiastes tells us that there is an appropriate time for everything, such as planting and harvesting; building up and breaking down; crying and laughing; getting and losing; making war and making peace. Included in this list, in verse 7, is a time to keep silent and a time to speak. Good advice of course, but just how do we decide when to listen and when to speak? Like most things, the Bible gives us guidance in this area. Proverbs 18:13 tells us that it’s foolish to speak in a matter in which we have not heard. In other words, we need to hear the whole story, not just a rumor – get the facts. Likewise, James 1:19 tells us to be “swift to hear, slow to speak”. Both of these verses seem to imply that listening is actually more important than speaking. That makes sense to me, since God gave us two ears, and only one mouth. One of the things that influences how often a person speaks or listens is personality. Extroverts tend to be more talkative and think out loud; introverts tend to be quieter and think a great deal before speaking. You’ll often notice this at meetings. A few of the people do most of the talking. In the article “The Silent May Have Something to Say”, Kelley Holland describes this phenomena and compares a meeting to a tennis match in which a few vocal people talk back and forth , with most heads following those few speakers as they volley ideas. That’s a shame, because silent people...
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...to effective workplace communication because it enhances job effectiveness, relationships and responses. Most people equate hearing with listening and they do not take time to improve their listening skills. To be an effective communicator a person must understand the differences between hearing and listening. Listening is an active process that requires more effort than it takes to hear. “Listening is the conscious desire to determine the meaning of what is heard” (Behera, 2010). Hearing a message rather than listening could cause a person to agree to something that they did not intend to. An active listener participates in the communication process by being focused on the message that is being communicated. The in-depth process of listening will result in a verbal or non-verbal response to let the communicator know that they are engaged in the conversation. An active listener may nod during the conversation to show that they understand or agree. An active listener may also paraphrase the message that was communicated to ensure the comprehension. In the workplace, an employee can hear what their boss is saying but fail to understand the true meaning of the message. An employee who practices their active...
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...infants, and from listening to other people around us, we learn how to speak. We listen far more than we speak, read or write; possibly up to 75% of the time, yet it is a communication skill we are not formally taught. We can close our eyes and mouth and can leave the keyboard or pen alone, but our ears are constantly open. We are frequently told to ‘listen up’, that we ‘weren’t listening ‘, that we ‘never listen’, but we are seldom taught how to listen effectively. What make an effective manager? To be an effective manager, you have to be a good listener. Manager must possess three listening components: Hearing, Understanding and Retaining. Hearing is the ability to receive sounds. Understanding is the ability to make sense of what we hear. While retaining is the ability to remember what has been heard. Listening to an individual is the most important attribute of an effective manager. Manager who listen, earn employees respect and loyalty. They discover important things about how the business is going. Manager can show effective listening when employees or customers are communicating with them by their body language, facial expression and through eye contact. A manager who doesn’t listen is not a good communicator. As a manager you need to listen, to benefit from your employees thoughts then direct his or her thought to the mission, vision or goal. If the employee feels the manager hears theirs voice, they will give even more information because they feel their opinion...
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...Try To See My Team Members Point of View: In a conflict, most team member primarily wants to feel heard and understood. I talk a lot about my point of views to get the other person to see things my way. Ironically, if we all do this all at the same time, there’s little focus on the other person’s point of view, and nobody feels understood. I try to really see the other sides, and then I can better explain myself. And if I don't 'get it', I tend to ask more questions until I do. I believe others will more likely be willing to listen if they feel heard. EXAMPLE We were given a group assignment called “The Story Of Anne”, the team members all had different point of views and so when the discussion started everyone spoke at the same time since all the answers were different. We were able to complete the assignment when everyone was able to take their turn and voice their opinion. I was able to utilize a little of everyone’s opinions and tried to throw in mine to make a general consensus. No one was really in disagreement since they felt heard and understood by the others. 2. I Respond to Criticism with Empathy: When someone comes at me with criticism, it’s easy for most people to feel that they’re wrong, and get defensive. While I know criticism is hard to hear, it’s often exaggerated or colored by the other person’s emotions. As far as I’m concerned, it’s important to “listen” for the other person’s pain and respond with empathy to their feelings. Also, I look for what’s...
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...fueled his quest to understand how the Jews experience God, by studying the Hebrew Scriptures and asking Sam questions. After these numerous encounters with Sam, the author was able to present his thoughts during the panel discussion with other Jewish legal scholars. Upon receiving a compliment from one of the panelists Irene, the author realized that it was not the eloquence of his speech that warranted the compliment, but it was the way in which Irene heard his perspective. The author then concluded to become a better Christian he would need “to learn to listen as God listens,” “to learn to listen to hear like a Jew.” From the author’s perspective, learning “to listen to God is…to listen for transcendent moments rather than for all the mistakes.”...
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...Barriers to Effective Communication Tory Havellana CJA/304 March 28, 2011 Hon. Timothy Walsh Barriers to Effective Communication Have you ever tried to give a fellow co-worker constructive criticism to help them, only to meet their folded arms and defensive attitude? Do you think they are really listening to what you are saying, or hearing your suggestions? The body language suggests they are no longer listening, but feeling defensive, and this is an example of the barriers to effective communication. What can we do to improve our communication? What can we do to understand why we must improve our communication skills? In this paper, we will discuss the process of communication and its components, the differences between listening and hearing in communication, the formal and informal channels of communication in criminal justice organizations, the different barriers to effective communication, and finally the strategies that may be implemented to overcome communication barriers. Understanding these important components will improve the effectiveness of our communication. It is important to communicate effectively as effective communication leads to understanding. Sanchez, N. (n.d.), explains, “The communication process is made up of four key components. Those components include encoding, medium of transmission, decoding, and feedback. There are also two other factors in the process, and those two factors are present in the form of the sender and the receiver...
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...| “Don’t Just Talk, Be Heard!” | Midterm Paper | | | 3/25/2012 | ------------------------------------------------- Don’t Just Talk, Be Heard! The book I choose to read for my midterm is entitled, “Don’t Just Talk, Be Heard: Closing the Gap Between What You Say and What People Hear” by David L. Levin. David addresses the issue of the communication gap. The message that is intended might not be the message that is received. In this short little book, which is packed with information on overcoming the communication barrier, the author helps the speaker or leader realize some of the common problems in the process of communication. There are several helpful little tips that will make the speaker more aware of how to connect with people. This applies to preaching as well as working a room during a meeting. It teaches the skills of "handing off," "Listening for emotions," "using enthusiastic vision," and "learning to facilitate instead of dictate." These are all helpful tactics. Also, taught in this book is ways to avoid some of the major communication disconnects. It discusses such topics:"negative assumptions," "talking about yourself," "talking too much," "using jargon," and "defensiveness and blame." Through out the book the author uses several case studies which are a fictionalized composite of people whom he has worked with as a communication coach to better explain what causes communication gaps, to teach practical ways to close them, and to show the differences...
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..."People generally see what they look for and hear what they listen for" (Lee). I interpret this quote to mean that you won’t be open to proof or opinions of something that you don’t want to be open to. This quote is part of chapter 17 of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This quote was said by Judge Taylor and he meant that he cannot control what people see, hear, understand, or take away from what they witness that day at the trial. If anyone present at the trial was not open to an idea, they would not listen to the evidence that supported that idea. This is called selective hearing. “Pride has quite a bit to do with hatred. In many a case in which one hates another, one subconsciously begins patterns of cherry-picking and selective hearing:...
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... the ear or attending closely for the purpose of hearing. In social gatherings, we hear what other people have to say, but we do not listen to what they have to say because we cannot distinguish between the concepts of hearing and listening.s a society, we seem to have lost the important skill of A listening. ith practice, we can begin to become better listeners. W Good listening is demonstrated by the ability to receive, appreciate, summarize, and ask questions in a conversation. The first manifestation of listening is receiving, which refers to paying attention to the speaker. The main way in which this attention is shown is focus—giving the other person your full attention and not zoning out while they are talking. Another important factor of listening is appreciation. This is displayed when the listener makes little noises like “oh” and “okay” to let the speaker know that they are understood. Summarizing what has been said is another way to show that one has been listening and can briefly repeat what they have been told. This lets the speaker know not only that are they being heard, but also that their opinion makes sense. A good listener should be able to summarize the conversation. The final important part of listening is asking questions afterwards to clarify what has been said. If the listener can ask questions, the speaker knows that they have truly been heard, and that the listener is genuinely interested in what they have been told. By asking questions...
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...airtime, information, increased likability, better relationship and clarity. When you are giving you full listening attention you are showing respect and in turn gain the respect of the speaker. If you listen first to the speaker usually the speaker will return the favor. I say usually because it depends upon the individual and what may be going on with them such as self-absorption, stress or other reason that they might not lend their ear as the listener has done. Attentive listening helps to get information so that you can learn more about the person. The more you know about the individual the more you can do to assist them. People like to be listened to the more you listen to people the more you like them and the more you listen to the person talking the more they began to like you just for the fact that you listened. Listening creates a feeling of goodwill in relationships. If you are to listen to others problems non-judgmentally this gives the individual a chance to hear themselves and possibly find their own solution to their problem. Listening also helps to avoid confusion, conflict and misunderstandings that are common during conversations. When we listen attentively we are to assume we hear and understand the speaker but do not verify that we have. When we just listen we are interested in what is being felt, though or said by the speaker. Listening is distinguished for attentive listening by actively checking out what we...
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...louder than words while doing so. Believe it or not, you can sense more pain through silence than anything else. Almost as if silence speaks to a person’s heart, as opposed to their ears. It comes as a rush of emotions that are strong, almost as if heard. “You have to want to listen to it, and then you can hear it. … It doesn't always talk. Sometimes-sometimes it cries, and you can hear the pain of the world in it. It hurts to listen to it then, but you have to.” To emphasize, a person’s heart can...
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