Research Catalog

Title

Communication for nurses : talking with patients / Lisa Kennedy Sheldon.

Author

Sheldon, Lisa Kennedy.

Publication

Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, [2009], ©2009.

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Description

xii, 204 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"Communication for Nurses offers valuable techniques delivered in a concise, user-friendly format that encourages reader's development of a personal, professional communication style. Topics include effective communication in difficult situations, the nurse-patient relationship, working with different patient groups and families, and communicating with other healthcare providers."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Nurse-Patient Relations
• Communication in nursing
• Nurses > psychology
• Nursing Theory
• Communication
• Nurse and patient
• Models, Nursing

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-192) and index.

Contents

Sect. I. Setting the Stage for Effective Communication -- 1. The First Encounter -- 2. The Nurse as a Person: Theories of Self and Nursing -- 3. Patients as People: Standards to Guide Communication -- 4. Cultural Diversity: Awareness and Respect -- Sect. II. The Nurse-Patient Relationship -- 5. Establishing a Therapeutic Relationship -- 6. Interviewing Skills: A Clinical Art and Science -- 7. Reading Nonverbal Cues and Body Language -- 8. Humor -- Sect. III. Communicating with Specific Groups -- 9. Anger, Anxiety, and Difficult Communication Styles -- 10. Life-Threatening Illness: Communication When Time Is Limited -- 11. Patients with Pain -- 12. Physical Impairments to Communication -- 13. Communicating with Different Age Groups and Families -- Sect. IV. Communicating with Other Healthcare Provides -- 14. Communicating with Peers and Other Healthcare Providers -- 15. Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Skills -- Sect. V. Conclusion -- 16. A Conclusion and a Beginning.

ISBN

• 9780763769925 (pbk.)
• 0763769924 (pbk.)

LCCN

2008035863

OCLC

• ocn243818592
• 243818592
• SCSB-5465334

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries