Patient & Person, 7th Edition

• Narratives and stories to explain practical application of theoretical concepts
• Forty-two learning activities to enable students to understand the content and practise skills in a focused manner
• Person-centred approach throughout
• Online scenario-based videos to demonstrate the use of specific skills
• An eBook included in all print purchases

• Scenario videos + transcripts
• Interview videos + transcripts
• Discussion activities for scenario videos

• All theoretical concepts mapped against Australian Registered Nurse Standards for Practice and Australia National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
• Fully updated with latest research evidence
• Focus on t the importance of interdisciplinary interactions in maintaining quality and safety in health care
• Renewed emphasis about the importance of reflection in culture care
• Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for Patient and Person, 7e, included in all print purchases. Corresponding chapter-by-chapter to the core text, EAQ prepares students for tutorials, lectures and exams, with access to hundreds of exam-style questions at your fingertips

PART 1 Introduction

CHAPTER 1 Interpersonal skills for person-centred care CHAPTER 2 The patient– nurse relationship CHAPTER 3 Nurse as therapeutic agent CHAPTER 4 Considering culture

PART 2 The Skills

CHAPTER 5 Encouraging interaction: listening CHAPTER 6 Building meaning: understanding CHAPTER 7 Collecting information: exploring CHAPTER 8 Intervening: comforting, supporting and enabling

PART 3 Skills in Context

CHAPTER 9 Transitions through health and illness CHAPTER 10 Challenging interpersonal encounters CHAPTER 11 Communicating with the healthcare team