Essential communication skills for nursing and midwifery / Philippa Sully, Joan Dallas.
By: Sully, Philippa
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Contributor(s): Dallas, Joan.
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BookSeries: Essential skills for nurses series.Publisher: Edinburgh ; New York : Mosby/Elsevier, 2010Edition: 2nd ed.Description: ix, 239 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780723435273.Other title: Essential communication skills for nursing & midwifery.Subject(s): Communication in nursing | Nurse-Patient Relations | Communication in obstetrics | Communication | Medical personnel and patient | Midwifery -- methods | Nursing | Nursing Care -- methods | Midwifery | Health and WellbeingDDC classification: 610.730699 SUL | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Effective communication skills are crucial in all aspects of nursing and midwifery practice - this book will enable readers to communicate effectively and with confidence in their professional practice. It focuses on the communication skills needed for the development of effective professional and therapeutic relationships. It is a 'how to do it' book that relates the theory of effective and ethical communication to the practice of nursing and midwifery and provides a framework for developing communication skills to meet a variety of situations.
Helps readers to: ensure respect and dignity; communicate assertively; develop empathy and comfort skills; communicate effectively in a team; deal with difficult situations; and reflect on actual practice Offers an easy to use, attractive 2 colour design throughout. Written in a clear, consistent style to aid comprehension. Further reading and references point to the evidence and knowledge baseAll the chapters have been revised in line with up-to-date literature, professional practice guidelines and research
Previous ed. published as: Essential communication skills for nursing.
Formerly CIP. Uk
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reflecting on practice -- Ensuring respect and dignity -- Empathy and comfort skills -- Interview and assessment skills -- Assertiveness, advocacy, and negotiation skills -- Communicating where barriers exist -- Managing difficult situations -- Working in groups and teams -- Teaching skills.
A 'how to' book that relates the theory of effective and ethical communication to the practice of nursing and provides a framework for developing communication skills to meet a variety of nursing situations.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface (p. vii)
- Acknowledgements (p. ix)
- 1 Introduction (p. 1)
- 2 Reflecting on practice (p. 19)
- 3 Ensuring respect and dignity (p. 35)
- 4 Empathy and comfort skills (p. 59)
- 5 Interview and assessment skills (p. 85)
- 6 Assertiveness, advocacy and negotiation skills (p. 105)
- 7 Communicating where barriers exist (p. 127)
- 8 Managing difficult situations (p. 169)
- 9 Working in groups and teams (p. 191)
- 10 Teaching skills (p. 207)
- Bibliography (p. 219)
- Appendix 1 Glossary (p. 223)
- Appendix 2 Some unconscious ego defences (p. 229)
- Appendix 3 Explaining obstetric terminology in an emergency (p. 231)
- Appendix 4 Examples of strategies for communication partners of people with aphasia (p. 233)
- Index (p. 235)