In your time here at the Allen School you will learn many new things from clinical skills to professional best practices that will all help you begin your career as a healthcare professional. However one of the most important skills you can develop as you start working towards your goal of becoming a Medical or Nursing Assistant is the skill of actively listening to your patients. Below you will find a few tips to help you develop this vital skill.
- Face the speaker and maintain eye contact
- Be attentive, but relaxed
- Keep an open mind
- Listen to the words and try to picture what the speaker is saying
- Don’t interrupt and don’t impose your “solutions”
- Wait for the speaker to pause to ask clarifying questions
- Ask questions only to ensure understanding
- Try to feel what the speaker is feeling
- Give the speaker regular feedback
- Pay attention to what isn’t being said – to non-verbal cues
To read more about these great tips on listening please click
here to view the full article. Start working on your listening skills while you are in school so that you are ready to put them into practice in the real world and as you begin your internship.
If a career in healthcare sounds like the right fit for you please contact us today to join our final summer class which is enrolling now at all campuses. Please visit
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