Interpersonal Relationships: Professional Communication Skills for Nurses

by KathleenUndermanBoggsPhDFNP-CS (Author), ElizabethC.ArnoldPhDRNPMHCNS-BC (Author)

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  2011

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  Acclaimed for its strong theoretical framework and consistent organization, Arnold and Boggs' Interpersonal Relationships: Professional Communication Skills for Nurses, 6th Edition , remains the definitive resource in developing effective communication with clients, families, and colleagues in order to achieve treatment goals in health care. This two-time AJN Book of the Year award-winner is thoroughly updated and includes current references describing how to modify communications strategies for various populations and situations including children, the elderly, end of life, health teaching, stress, crisis, and colleagues. Two new chapters address issues in contemporary health care related to promoting health safety and supporting continuity of care. Not only does this book present proven communications strategies and principles in nursing, psychology, and related theoretical frameworks, but also it challenges you to apply these strategies and principles to numerous exercises and practical nursing case studies. Written in terms of the nurse-client relationship, the cutting-edge communications strategies presented are key for nursing students and professional nurses.

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  Paperback
  1999

  $3.28

  This resource uses nursing, behavioural, developmental, crisis and family theory principles to explain how to interact effectively with peers and clients. There are experiential exercises to allow readers to practice their communication skills. This third edition contains a new chapter on values and ethics in nurse-client relationships, which uses clinical case examples to illustrate how to make appropriate decisions. The Professional Documentation chapter has been updated to address computerized client record-keeping, reimbursement coding, and computerized systems such as the Omaha System and the Nightingale Tracker System used by nurses working in the community. There is a section on Responding To Special Needs , which explores communication with children, older adults, clients experiencing communication deficits, clients in stressful situations and clients in crisis. The references now include addresses of informative Internet sites.