| Phys. Description |
xviii, 344 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Contents |
Interpersonal skills for person-centred care -- The patient-nurse relationship -- Nurse as therapeutic agent -- Considering culture -- Encouraging interaction : listening -- Building meaning : understanding -- Collecting information : exploring -- Intervening : comforting, supporting and enabling -- Transitions through health and illness -- Challenging interpersonal encounters -- Communicating with the healthcare team. |
| Summary |
Patient & Person' provides a practical guide to establishing and building relationships in nursing practice. It addresses the theoretical, practical and personal dimensions of relating to patients and provides guidelines for determining when and how to act. |
| Subject |
Nurse-Patient Relations.
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Interpersonal Relations.
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Communication.
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| ISBN |
9780729543545 |
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