People, patients, and nurses : a guide for nurses toward improved interpersonal relationships / by Jennie Wilting.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilting, Jennie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nurse and patient.

Communication in nursing--Study and teaching.

Communication in nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (143 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edmonton : University of Alberta Press, 1980.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This guide assists both student and graduate nurses in establishing and maintaining improved interpersonal relationships with their patients and with each other. Jennie Wilting, a psychiatric nurse, describes many actual situations where nurses are faced with misunderstandings or conflicts of interest.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Relationship with self""; ""I. Accepting oneself""; ""II. Do's and don'ts""; ""III. Constructive or destructive involvement with feelings""; ""Relationship with patients""; ""IV. Accepting our patient""; ""V. Caring""; ""VI. Patients' feelings""; ""VII. Telling the truth""; ""VIII. Specific nursing problems""; ""Relationship with co-workers""; ""IX. Healthy work environment""; ""X. Constructive work habits""; ""XI. Promotions""; ""XII. Personal and interpersonal problems""; ""XIII. Responsibility""; ""XIV. Minor problem areas""; ""Epilogue""

""Suggested reading list""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography: p. [129]-130.

ISBN:

1-4593-0442-X

1-4175-9181-1