... will now give a brief description of who attended the meeting, where it was held and a account of what happened during the meeting. The following Multi-disciplinary team members attended. The consultant, SHO, registered mental health nurse that worked on the ward and myself a student nurse. It took place in a visitors room located within the ward. The healthcare professionals sat opposite the patient. Whilst the patient entered the room greeting the healthcare professionals the consultant was documenting notes and never acknowledged the patients greeting and also put up her hand asking the client to "be quite" while not making any eye contact and continued writing. Eye contact plays a pivotal role in our non verbal communication. Without true eye contact you will not have the feeling to get "in touch" with the person you are talking to. It's awkward to have a conversation with someone who never looks at ...

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