Speak Your Truth: Proven Strategies for Effective Nurse-Physician Communication, by Kathleen Bartholomew, RN, BS, is witty and entertaining, and drives home the mission-critical message: Breakdowns in nurse-physician communication and relationships are disastrous to patient care and emotionally disruptive to all those in the profession. This book takes you through a journey, and leaves you with effective strategies for improving your own nurse-physician relationships. Bartholomew does this with captivating anecdotal scenarios and authentic, tangible advice—from one nurse to another.

Kathleen Bartholomew, RN, has been the manager of a 57-bed orthopedic and spine unit in a tertiary hospital in Seattle for five years. As a registered nurse and counselor, Bartholomew uses story to shed light on the challenges and issues facing nurses today. She is currently enrolled in the Master's program at the University of Washington and has proposed this book as her thesis. Her strength is her ability to link the academic world with the practical reality of the hospital.Bartholomew has been a national speaker for the nursing profession for the past four years.

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