Patient & Person
Interpersonal Skills in Nursing
- 6th Edition - December 5, 2017
- Latest edition
- Author: Jane Stein-Parbury
- Language: English
Effective communication is vital for nurses to provide quality care for patients and their families.Patient & Person provides students with an essential framework to establis… Read more
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Effective communication is vital for nurses to provide quality care for patients and their families.
Patient & Person provides students with an essential framework to establish and build effective interpersonal skills in nursing practice.
Incorporating a person-centred approach, Patient & Person focuses on the importance of relating and interacting with patients as people - a concept central in providing quality nursing care and developing a therapeutic relationship in practice.
Patient & Person provides students with an essential framework to establish and build effective interpersonal skills in nursing practice.
Incorporating a person-centred approach, Patient & Person focuses on the importance of relating and interacting with patients as people - a concept central in providing quality nursing care and developing a therapeutic relationship in practice.
- Focus on interprofessional and team communication throughout
Part 1 - Introduction1. Why interpersonal skills?2. The patient–nurse relationship3. Nurse as therapeutic agent4. Considering culturePart 2 - The Skills5. Encouraging interaction: listening6. Building meaning: understanding7. Collecting information: exploring8. Intervening: comforting, supporting and enablingPart 3 - Skills in context9. Transitions through health and illness10. Challenging interpersonal encounters11. Building a supportive workplace
- Edition: 6
- Latest edition
- Published: December 5, 2017
- Language: English
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Jane Stein-Parbury
Jane Stein-Parbury lectured at the University of Technology, Sydney Kuring-gai, and has some 30 years nursing experience. Jane Stein-Parbury is currently serving a position on the NSW Nursing Registration Curriculum Board.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emerita, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia