Patient & Person - E-Book VBK, 8th Edition

• Learn therapeutic relationship skills for compassionate, effective nursing
• Simple language throughout – no prior knowledge needed
• Enhance your communication skills and build relationships
• Mapped against Australian Registered Nurse Standards for Practice and Nursing Council of New Zealand Competencies for Registered Nurses 
• Narratives and stories bring theory to life
• Covers both clinician–patient interaction and clinician–clinician interaction
• Encourages reflection and takes a person-centred approach
• Learning activities help you understand content and practise skills
• Offers insights into culturally and linguistically diverse perspectives
• Supported by a suite of digital assets such as learning activities, video scenarios and lived-experience interviews

New to this edition

• Fully updated evidence
• New information on the neurobiology of empathy
• Elaboration on the role of teamwork

Preface

Online videos – scenarios and interviews

List of Activities

About the author

Part 1 Introduction

Chapter 1 Interpersonal skills for person-centred care XXX

Chapter 2 The patient–nurse relationship XXX

Chapter 3 Nurse as therapeutic agent XXX

Chapter 4 Considering culture XXX

Part 2 The skills

Chapter 5 Encouraging interaction: Listening XXX

Chapter 6 Building meaning: Understanding XXX

Chapter 7 Collecting information: Exploring XXX

Chapter 8 Intervening: Comforting, supporting and enabling XXX

Part 3 Skills in context XXX

Chapter 9 Transitions through health and illness XXX

Chapter 10 Challenging interpersonal encounters XXX

Chapter 11 Communicating with the healthcare team XXX

Index XXX