Interpersonal communication in nursing : theory and practice / [edited by] Roger B. Ellis, Bob Gates, Neil Kenworthy ; illustrations by Robert Britton and Evi Antoniou.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ellis, Roger B.

Gates, Bob, 1955-

Kenworthy, Neil.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in nursing.

Interpersonal communication.

Nurse-Patient Relations.

Interpersonal Relations.

Communication.

Medical Subjects:

Nurse-Patient Relations.

Interpersonal Relations.

Communication.

Physical Description:

201 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, 2003.

Summary:

Good communication is fundamental to effective nursing, and the teaching of interpersonal skills is now an established part of all nursing courses, at both pre- and post-registration level. This new edition of Interpersonal Communication in Nursing interweaves theoretical concepts of communication with the analysis of everyday nursing situations. This updated and revised text focuses on the real world of nurses and their communication needs. Throughout the text examples are given from the nursing care of adults, children, people with mental illness and people with learning disabilities.

Contents:

Part 1 Foundations of communication 1

1 Defining communication 3

2 The person in communication 17

3 Social factors affecting communication 33

4 Psychological factors affecting communication 53

5 Improving communication 73

Part 2 Communication in context 87

6 Communication in groups and organisations 89

7 The counselling relationship 107

8 The mentoring relationship 127

9 Making the most of clinical supervision 145

10 Communication and leadership 163

11 Communicating with the wider world 179.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0443072701

OCLC:

51838808