http://saynotostigma.com/2011/01/less-talk-more-listening-new-years-message-from-dr-walt-menninger/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=less-talk-more-listening-new-years-message-from-dr-walt-menninger a blog of The Menninger Clinic Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:19:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://saynotostigma.com/2011/01/less-talk-more-listening-new-years-message-from-dr-walt-menninger/comment-page-1/#comment-578 Jennifer M. Jackson, RN Sat, 08 Jan 2011 14:57:17 +0000 http://saynotostigma.com/?p=995#comment-578 I know that I need to engage in more listening and less talking. God gave me two ears and one mouth for a reason! And that is exactly what I will be working on in this new year. As a nurse, it is tempting to "fill in" those (sometimes awkward) quiet moments with our patients. But in those moments, our patients sometimes express their thoughts and feelings which we might otherwise miss. I know that I need to engage in more listening and less talking. God gave me two ears and one mouth for a reason! And that is exactly what I will be working on in this new year. As a nurse, it is tempting to “fill in” those (sometimes awkward) quiet moments with our patients. But in those moments, our patients sometimes express their thoughts and feelings which we might otherwise miss.

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