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ISBN-9780198099857
Effective Communication in Nursing is written especially for students pursuing a diploma or undergraduate degree course of nursing. This user-friendly text provides a comprehensive introduction to effective communication, and offers practical guidelines and examples for establishing good nurse-patient relationships within varied health care settings. Written in a simple style, it helps students to understand and apply the basic concepts of communication which are essential to the nursing process. These include applying verbal and non-verbal communication skills, developing empathy, showing assertiveness, ensuring respect, providing assurance, and communicating significant information. The book also invites students to reflect on their own skills and experiences in order to communicate effectively with patients and other members of the health care team.
This textbook will be useful in helping nursing students communicate more effectively and prepare for clinical practice. Practising nurses will also value this text as a reference for its discussion of topics such as soft skills, communication in organizations, and quality assurance in order to provide safe, effective care.
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Pages : 260
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