Health professional and patient interaction
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Health professional and patient interaction
Saunders, c2002
6th ed
- pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Revised and updated, the sixth edition of this comprehensive resource focuses on respectful interactions in a health care setting. Emphasizing effective communication with clients and patients, examples and scenarios are specifically relevant to health professionals. The content includes information and strategies for patients of all ages - as well as abusive, depressed, and impaired patients.
Table of Contents
PART I: SETTING THE CONTEXT 1. Respect and the Difference it Makes 2. Respect and the Work Environment 3. Respect, Values, and Diversity PART II: RESPECT FOR YOURSELF 4. Respect for Yourself as a Student 5. Respect for Yourself as a Professional 6. Enhancing Life Through Good Habits in Your Professional Career PART III: RESPECT FOR THE PATIENT'S SITUATION 7. Losses and Gains 8. Respect for the Personal Life of the Patient PART IV: RESPECT FOR THE PATIENT'S SITUATION 9. The Patient's Story 10. Respectful Communication in an Information-Intensive Health Care Environment PART V: COMPONENTS OF RESPECTFUL INTERACTION 11. The Process of Establishing Relatedness 12. The Importance of Recognizing Boundaries 13. The Challenge of Creating Professional Closeness PART VI: RESPECTFUL INTERACTION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN 14. Working with Newborns, Infants, and Toddlers 15. Working with Children and Adolescents 16. Working with Adults 17. Working with Older Adults PART VII: RESPECTFUL INTERACTION: SOME SPECIAL CHALLENGES WORTH CONSIDERING 18. Working with Dying Patients and Their Families 19. Showing Respect in Difficult Situations 20. Some New Challenges Genetic Families, Statistical Lives, and Environmental Concerns
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