Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Nursing

Alec Grant, Benny Goodman

• Publisher: Learning Matters
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN:
  9781526400987
• eBook ISBN:
  9781526448392
• Edition: 4
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Nursing

The new edition of this well regarded book introduces the underpinning theory and concepts required for the development of first class communication and interpersonal skills in nursing. By providing a simple to read overview of the central topics, students are able to quickly gain a solid, evidence-based grounding in the subject. Topics covered include: empathy; building therapeutic relationships; using a variety of communication methods; compassion and dignity; communicating in different environments; and culture and diversity issues. Three new chapters have been added that point readers towards further ways of approaching their communication skills that are less model and technique driven and focusing more on therapeutic considerations, as well as looking at the politics of communication.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Publisher Note
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Transforming Nursing Practice
• Bestselling Textbooks
• Foreword by Professor Graham Scambler
• Foreword by Professor Gary Rolfe
• About the Authors
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• 1 Understanding Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• 2 Evidence-based Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• 3 The Safe and Effective Practice of Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• 4 Understanding Potential Barriers to the Safe and Effective Practice of Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• 5 The Learning and Educational Context of Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• 6 The Environmental Context of Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• 7 Cultural Diversity Contexts of Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• 8 Beyond Technique
• 9 The Macro Structuring of Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• 10 The Micro Structuring of Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• 11 The Political Context of Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• Glossary
• References
• Index