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• Title:Communication for nurses : talking with patients / Lisa Kennedy Sheldon.
  
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• Author/Creator:Sheldon, Lisa Kennedy.
  
• Published/Created:Thorofare, NJ : SLACK Inc., ©2004.
  

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  • Call Number: RT23 .S53 2004
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

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  • Call Number: WY87 .S544 2004
    
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  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Communication in nursing.
  Nurse and patient.
  
• Medical Subjects: Nurse-Patient Relations.
  Communication.
  
• Description:xii, 143 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
  
• Summary:"Communication for Nurses offers direct, effective techniques that are delivered in a concise, user-friendly format that enables readers to develop a professional communication style." "Exercises at the end of each chapter provide the opportunity to review, practice, and refine communication skills. The techniques and situations included enable nursing students and practicing nurses to develop their abilities, prepare for a variety of patients and situations, and tailor their personal style to effectively communicate with individual patients."--BOOK JACKET.
  
• Notes:Includes "Ten rules for talking with patients"-- page [2] of cover.
  Includes bibliographical references (pages [135]-138) and index.
  
• ISBN:1556426313 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  
• Contents:Sect. 1. Setting the Stage for Effective Communication
  Ch. 1. The First Encounter
  Ch. 2. The Nurse as a Person
  Ch. 3. Patients as People: Standards to Guide Communication
  Ch. 4. Cultural Diversity: Translating Awareness into Competence
  Sect. 2. The Nurse-Patient Relationship
  Ch. 5. Establishing a Therapeutic Relationship
  Ch. 6. Interviewing Skills: A Clinical Art and Science
  Ch. 7. Reading Nonverbal Cues and Body Language
  Ch. 8. Humor
  Sect. 3. Communicating with Specific Patient Groups
  Ch. 9. Anger, Anxiety, and Difficult Communication Styles
  Ch. 10. Life-Threatening Illness and Death
  Ch. 11. Patients with Pain
  Ch. 12. Physical Impairments to Communication
  Ch. 13. Different Age Groups
  Sect. 4. Communicating with Other Health Care Providers
  Ch. 14. Communicating with Peers and Other Health Care Providers
  Ch. 15. Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Skills
  Sect. 5. Conclusion
  Ch. 16. A Conclusion and a Beginning.