Health Professional and Patient Interaction

by Purtilo, Ruth

• ISBN13: 9780721660486
• ISBN10: 0721660487
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-04-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

"Health Professional and Patient Interaction, Edition 7, is a unique, user-friendly perspective examining the respect that is essential for building positive relationships between health professionals and patients. You'll learn strategies for effectively communicating with patients of all ages with various levels of physical and emotional impairment in a wide range of health care settings."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Creating a Context of Respect

Respect: The Difference it Makes

Respect in the Institutional Settings of Health Care

Respect in a Diverse Society

Respect for Yourself

Respect for Yourself: The Student Years

Respect for Yourself in Your Professional Capacity

Respect for the Patients Situation

Challenges to Patients

Respect for the Patients Personal Relationships

Respect through Communication

The Patients Story

Respectful Communication in an Information Age

Components of Respectful Interaction

Professional Relatedness Built on Respect

Professional Boundaries Guided by Respect

Professional Closeness: Respect at its Best

Respectful Interaction: Working with Patients Effectively

Respectful Interaction: Working with Newborns, Infants, and Toddlers

Respectful Interaction: Working with Children and Adolescents

Respectful Interaction: Working with Adults

Respectful Interaction: Working with Older Adults

Some Special Challenges

Respectful Interaction when the Patient is Dying

Respectful Interaction in Other Difficult Situations

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