Patient & person : interpersonal skills in nursing

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."--

Record details

ISBN: 9780729543545
ISBN: 0729543544
ISBN: 9780729588133
Physical Description: print
xviii, 344 pages ; 25 cm
Edition: 7th edition.
Publisher: Chatswood, NSW : Elsevier, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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 -- Communicating with the healthcare team.