A Practical Guide to Therapeutic Communication for Health
ProfessionalsBy - Julie Hosley, RN, CMA, Retired Medical
Assisting Program Director, Carteret Community College, Morehead
City, NC - Elizabeth Molle-Matthews, RN, CEN, CCRN, Nurse
Educator, Middlesex Hospital, Midland, CT This new textbook is
designed to provide students with all the necessary tools to
effectively communicate with patients and other health care
professionals. With its easy-to-read style, it is loaded with
useful tips to help students engage into the practice of
communication. It presents condensed amounts of content for
learning the basic principles and then integrating elements such
as case scenarios, questions, or hints and tips to encourage
application of those principles into real-life situations.
Paperback, 272 Pages Published: January 2006 - 1. Introduction
to Communication: Building the Framework 2. Challenges to
Communication: Overcoming the Barriers 3. Gathering Information:
Learning About the Patient 4. Education Patients: Te