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Health Professional and Patient Interaction

Health Professional and Patient Interaction

  • ebook: 3895616652
  • Author: Ruth B Purtilo
  • License: Free
  • Date: Jul,25,2008
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Revised and updated, the sixth edition of this comprehensive resource focuses on respectful interactions in a health care setting. Emphasizing effective communication with clients and patients, examples and scenarios are specifically relevant to health professionals. Content includes information and strategies for patients of all ages -- as well as abusive, depressed, and impaired patients.

  • Clinically relevant format is easy to understand.
  • Examples are included from a variety of allied heath professions and are easily transferred to real-life experiences.
  • Scenarios facilitate thought-provoking classroom discussion.
  • Content emphasizes a respect for diversity to guide readers through potential difficulties.
  • Content has been thoroughly updated to include current health care settings, trends, and approaches.
  • Two new chapters have been added - The Patient's Story and Some New Challenges.
  • New boxes and illustrations have been included to make the text more reader-friendly.
  • New Verbal Interactions quotes are included at the beginning of each chapter.
  • Discussion questions are now located within chapter content to aid in comprehension.
  • Respect is the text's on-going theme. Examples and case scenarios throughout the text emphasize this critical aspect of patient communication.

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