\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{nataly1212} \pdfinfo{ /Title (nursing-skills-unit-7.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (nataly1212) /Subject (Nursing Skills: Unit 7 Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{2EA388} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F1F9F7} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{Nursing Skills: Unit 7 Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{nataly1212} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/55023/cs/17117/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}nataly1212 \\ \uline{cheatography.com/nataly1212} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Published 24th September, 2018.\\ Updated 25th September, 2018.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. 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\SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Elements of Communication}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Understanding the elements of communication will help you communicate effectively \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) Each message has 4 parts: \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) {\emph{Sender}} \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) {\emph{Message}} \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) {\emph{Receiver}} \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 1) {\emph{Feedback}}% Row Count 7 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Answering The Telephone}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{If you answer the telephone: \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) {\emph{Smile!}} \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 1) {\emph{Identify nursing unit}} \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) {\emph{Identify yourself \& position}} \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) {\emph{Ask the caller's home \& information needed}} \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) {\emph{If unavailable, take a message \& the following information:}} \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 2) {\bf{Date \& time of call}} \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 1) {\bf{Caller's name \& telephone \#}} \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 1) {\bf{Message}} \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 1) {\bf{Your Signature}}% Row Count 11 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Written Communication Among Staff Members}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Memo}} \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) {\emph{Changes in policies or produces}} \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 1) {\emph{Upcoming meetings \& staff developments programs}} \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) {\emph{Admission of new patients}} \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) {\emph{Promotions of staff members}} \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) {\bf{Manuals}} \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 1) {\emph{Employee Personnel Handbook- Describes all personnel policies \& benefits}} \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 2) {\emph{Safety \& Disaster Manual- Gives directions all actions to take in case of fire or other disasters}}% Row Count 10 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cummicating with Patients Who Have Special Needs}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{May have: \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) {\emph{Have hearing impairment}} \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 1) {\emph{Have a vision impairment}} \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) {\emph{Have aphasia}} \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) {\emph{Be confused or disoriented}} \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) {\emph{Be from a culture different}}% Row Count 6 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Example}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{8.4cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/nataly1212_1537832766_body-language.jpg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Verbal Communication}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Uses words \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) May be spoken or written \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 1) Choose words carefully so message is clear \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) Avoid using slang \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) Use words that the receiver is familiar with \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) Paraphrasing- an effective method of showing that you understand what the speaker has said% Row Count 7 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Key Terms}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Aphasia}}- language impairments; loss of ability to comprehend or procedure language normally \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) {\bf{Body Language}}- use of facial expression, body positions, and vocal inflections to covey a message \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 3) {\bf{Braille}}- method of communication used by persons with visual impairments, who use fingertips to feel a series of raised dots represented letters \& numbers \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 4) {\bf{Communication}}- exchange of messages \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 1) {\bf{Disorientation}}- loss of recognition of time, place, or people \newline % Row Count 12 (+ 2) {\bf{Ethnic}}- relating to customs, language, \& traditions of specific groups of people. \newline % Row Count 14 (+ 2) {\bf{Feedback}}- confirmation that a message was received as intended \newline % Row Count 16 (+ 2) {\bf{Interpreter}}- a communication professional who mediates between speakers of different languages. \newline % Row Count 18 (+ 2) {\bf{Memo}}- brief, written communication to relay information \newline % Row Count 20 (+ 2) {\bf{Message}}- the information the sender wants to communicate. \newline % Row Count 22 (+ 2) {\bf{Nonverbal Communication}}- communication transmitted without spoken words, such as by facial expressions \& body language \newline % Row Count 25 (+ 3) {\bf{Paraphrasing}}- providing communication feedback by restating one's understanding what was said \newline % Row Count 27 (+ 2) {\bf{Receiver}}- person for whom a communication is intended \newline % Row Count 29 (+ 2) {\bf{Sender}}- the person who originates a communication is intended \newline % Row Count 31 (+ 2) } \tn \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Key Terms (cont)}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Sign Language}}- communication for persons with hearing impairment; uses gestures and forms made with the fingers \& hands \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 3) {\bf{Staff Development}}- process used to educate staff in health care facilities \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 2) {\bf{Symbols}}- signs, pictures, or other characters used to communicate \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 2) {\bf{Verbal Communication}}- transmitting messages using words% Row Count 9 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Braille Alphabet}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{8.4cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/nataly1212_1537831989_braillecc.jpg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Staff Developments}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{An educational Process \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) Might be to inform staff of: \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 1) {\emph{New rules \& regulations}} \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) {\emph{New produres, techiques, \& information}} \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) {\emph{Recent research findings}} \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) {\emph{How to use new equipment}}% Row Count 6 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Nonverbal Communication}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{A message that is sent through the use of one's body \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) Called body language \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) Send even stronger signals \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) Eye Contract \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) {\emph{Makes the biggest impression}} \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 1) {\emph{Creates positive (+) atmosphere}} \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 1) {\emph{Remember cultural differences}} \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 1) Other Types \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 1) {\emph{Posture}} \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 1) {\emph{Activity Level}} \newline % Row Count 11 (+ 1) {\emph{Facial Expressions}} \newline % Row Count 12 (+ 1) {\emph{Hand \& Body Movements}} \newline % Row Count 13 (+ 1) {\emph{Overall Appearance}} \newline % Row Count 14 (+ 1) {\emph{Body Position}}% Row Count 15 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} 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