01581nam a22002177a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020002200062028005800084040002400142082001500166100002400181245005400205250000800259260002500267300000800292500049000300504048300790520007801273650001201351OSt20190517163541.0190517b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a978-0-7295-4256-2  bAllied Informatics, Jaipurc6177d13/05/2019q2019-20  aBSDUbEnglishcBSDU  a610.7bSTE  aStein-Parbury, Jane  aPatient & Person: Interpersonal Skills in nursing  b6th  aUSAbElseviercc2014  a358  aEffective communication is vital for nurses to provide quality care for patients and their families.

Patient & Person provides students with an essential framework to establish and build effective interpersonal skills in nursing practice.

Incorporating a person-centred approach, Patient & Person focuses on the importance of relating and interacting with patients as people - a concept central in providing quality nursing care and developing a therapeutic relationship in practice.  aContents
Part 1 - Introduction
1. Why interpersonal skills?
2. The patient–nurse relationship
3. Nurse as therapeutic agent
4. Considering culture

Part 2 - The Skills
5. Encouraging interaction: listening
6. Building meaning: understanding
7. Collecting information: exploring
8. Intervening: comforting, supporting and enabling

Part 3 - Skills in context
9. Transitions through health and illness
10. Challenging interpersonal encounters
11. Building a supportive workplace  aKey Features
Focus on interprofessional and team communication throughout  aMedical