Communications for nurses : talking with patients / Lisa Kennedy Sheldon.
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TextPublication details: Sudbury, Mass. ; London : Jones and Bartlett, 2005.Description: xii, 143 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9780763735968 (pbk.) :
- 0763735965
- 610.730699 SHE
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 610.730699 SHE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 205532 | ||
| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 610.730699 SHE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 200458 |
Originally published: Thorofare, N.J.: Slack, 2004.
Text on inside covers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-138) and index.
Section 1: Setting the stage for effective communication:- 1. The first encounter --2. The nurse as a person --3. Patients as people: standards to guide communication --4. Cultural diversity: translating awareness into competence --Section 2: 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 --Section 3: Communicating with specific patient groups :- 9. Anger, anxiety, and difficult communication styles --10. Life-threatening illness and death --11. Patients with pain --12. Physical impairments to communication --13. Different age groups -Section 4: Communicating with other health care providers:- 14. Communicating with peers and other health care providers -- 15. Conflict resolution and negotiation skills --Section 5: Conclusion:- 16. A conclusion and a beginning.