cover image - Health Professional and Patient Interaction Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 9th Edition
ISBN: 9780323533645
Copyright: 2019
Publication Date: 09-20-2018
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $66.99

Health Professional and Patient Interaction Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 9th Edition

by Amy M. Haddad, PhD, MFA, RN, FAAN, Regina F. Doherty, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FNAP and Ruth B. Purtilo, PhD, FAPTA

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Health Professional and Patient Interaction Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 9th Edition
ISBN: 9780323533645
Copyright: 2019
Publication Date: 09-20-2018
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $66.99
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Successfully guide your students through the complicated and challenging world of daily human interactions, with Health Professional and Patient Interaction, 9th Edition. Covering strategies for effective communication, this time-tested text provides the tools students need to establish positive patient relationships and professional collaborations built on respect. It not only covers respectful actions and good decision-making, but also demonstrates how those decisions directly shape on-the-job success — making the information even more meaningful for students. Practical examples and authentic scenarios show students how to apply respect and professionalism to coworkers and patients of various ages, various backgrounds, and across a wide spectrum of healthcare environments. In addition, the book’s unique interdisciplinary approach enables students to easily identify with typical interactions in their own field as well as recognize themes that apply across the entire healthcare spectrum.

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    • UNIQUE! New chapter on respectful interprofessional collaboration discusses best practices for respectfully interacting with one’s coworkers across the professional healthcare team.
    • NEW & UNIQUE! Clearer integration of respect throughout the text underscores its necessity across the many different types of interactions between the health professional and patient.
    • NEW! Introduction on how respect impacts a professional’s practice has been added to Part One of the text and covers critical topics such as establishing a professional identity and creating healthy, respectful relationships while being mindful of boundaries within such relationships.
    • NEW! Updated photos feature health professionals engaged in authentic clinical activities help focus students’ attention on the professional roles they are aspiring to perform.
    • NEW! Updated data highlighting the impact of health disparities and strategies for providers to more effectively address social determinants of health through respectful communication
    • NEW! Expanded chapter on respectful interactions in complex situations, including evidence based guidelines for showing respect in difficult conversations
    • Overall emphasis on respect and patient centered care sets up a basis for building positive relationships with patients and fellow health professionals through good decision-making.
    • UNIQUE! Authentic scenarios and examples demonstrate strategies and tools for effective communication with patients of all ages in a wide range of health care settings.
    • UNIQUE! Interprofessional approach addresses issues that apply to many different healthcare disciplines so that students may identify with their specific field as well as recognize themes that apply across the healthcare spectrum.
    • Authentic patient cases provide a more personal connection for students as to how the various communications and actions discussed in the text affect the patient.
    • Reflections Questions throughout the text challenge students to apply critical thinking skills and their personal experience to different scenarios.
    • Questions for Thought and Discussion at the end of each section help students apply their knowledge to a variety of situations.
    • UNIQUE! New chapter on respectful interprofessional collaboration and communication discusses best practices for respectfully interacting with one’s coworkers across the professional health team.
    • NEW & UNIQUE! Clearer integration of respect throughout the text underscores its necessity across the many different types of interactions between the health professional and patient.
    • NEW! Introduction on how respect impacts a professional’s practice has been added to Part One of the text and covers critical topics such as establishing a professional identity and creating healthy, respectful relationships while being mindful of boundaries within such relationships.
    • NEW! Updated photos feature health professionals engaged in authentic clinical activities.
  • SECTION ONE: Creating a Context of Respect
    1. Respect in the Professional Role
    2. Professional Relatedness Built on Respect
    3. Professional Boundaries Guided by Respect
    SECTION TWO: Respectful Interaction in the Delivery of Care
    4. Respect for Self: One’s Professional Role
    5. Respect in a Diverse Society
    6. Respect in Care Delivery Systems
    SECTION THREE: Respect for the Patient’s Situation
    7. Respecting the Patient’s Story
    8. Respect for the Patient’s Family and Significant Relationships
    SECTION FOUR: Respect through Communication
    9. Respectful Interprofessional Communication
    10. Respectful Communication in an Information Age
    SECTION FIVE: Respectful Interactions Across the Life Span
    11. Respectful Interaction: Working with Newborns, Infants, and Children in the Early Years
    12. Respectful Interaction: Working with School Age Children and Adolescents
    13. Respectful Interaction: Working with Adults
    14. Respectful Interaction: Working with Older Adults
    SECTION SIX: Some Special Challenges: Creating a Context of Respect
    15. Respectful Interaction When the Patient Is Dying
    16. Respectful Interaction in Complex Situations
  • Amy M. Haddad, PhD, MFA, RN, FAAN, Professor Emerita, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, Regina F. Doherty, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FNAP, Professor and Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA and Ruth B. Purtilo, PhD, FAPTA, Professor Emerita, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, Massachusetts
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