Acclaimed for its strong theoretical framework and consistent organization, Arnold and Boggs' Interpersonal Relationships: Professional Communication Skills for Nurses, 6th Edition, remains the definitive resource in developing effective communication with clients, families, and colleagues in order to achieve treatment goals in health care. This two-time AJN Book of the Year award-winner is thoroughly updated and includes current references describing how to modify communications strategies for various populations and situations including children, the elderly, end of life, health teaching, stress, crisis, and colleagues. Two new chapters address issues in contemporary health care related to promoting health safety and supporting continuity of care. Not only does this book present proven communications strategies and principles in nursing, psychology, and related theoretical frameworks, but also it challenges you to apply these strategies and principles to numerous exercises and practical nursing case studies. Written in terms of the nurse-client relationship, the cutting-edge communications strategies presented are key for nursing students and professional nurses.  Covers all mandated topics for nursing professionals, from beginning students to staff development in a variety of settings, including professional collaboration, health team communication, patient-centered care, safety, and hand-off communication.  Discusses nursing, behavioral, developmental, family, and communication theories, providing an essential foundation and a theoretical perspective of effective communication.   Offers basic concepts first, followed by applications with emphasis on assessment, providing a sound framework as you prepare for nurse-client interactions.   Experiential exercises offer the opportunity to practice, observe and critically evaluate your professional communication skills in a safe learning environment.  Critical Thinking Exercises promote critical thinking processes essential for effective communication in nursing practice.   Includes case examples throughout, creating empathy for clients' perspectives and needs.   Offers Ethical Dilemma and Developing an Evidence-Based Practice boxes in each chapter.   Describes how best to use the electronic health record for clear communication with current information on classification systems, standards of documentation, and telehealth technologies used in nursing.   Acknowledges humor, gender, and touch as important means of communication in interpersonal relationships.   Increases awareness of the issues involved in communicating with individuals of various stages of life, clients with special needs, and colleagues in all areas of health care.   Provides learning objectives, chapter overviews, and a detailed glossary -- all designed to focus your learning and help you organize key content.    A timely NEW Communicating for a Safe Environment chapter provides practice guidelines in line with The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals on improved communication among caregivers.    NEW Communicating for Continuity of Care chapter defines COC and describes current challenges, and addresses its relational, informational, and management dimensions.   Enhanced discussion on spirituality and end-of-life needs focuses on trust, empathy, and the nurse-client relationship -- all central components of holistic nursing identified by The Joint Commission as priorities for patient care.

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Religion & Spirituality

Arnold PhD RN PMHCNS-BC, Elizabeth C.

Boggs PhD FNP-CS, Kathleen Underman

New Age & Spirituality

Saunders

Effective communication with clients, families, and professional colleagues starts here! With Interpersonal Relationships: Professional Communication Skills for Nurses, 7th Edition, you’ll see how good communication skills can lead to achieving treatment goals in health care. Clear guidelines show how you can enhance the nurse-client relationship through proven communication strategies as well as principles drawn from nursing, psychology, and related theoretical frameworks. And you’ll see how to apply theory to real-life practice with case studies, interactive exercises, and evidence-based practice studies. A two-time winner of the AJN Book of the Year award, this book is updated to emphasize interdisciplinary communication and QSEN competencies. From expert nursing educators Elizabeth Arnold and Kathleen Underman Boggs, this comprehensive, market-leading text is unmatched for helping nurses develop effective communication skills!
<ul>
<li>Interactive exercises </li>offer the opportunity to practice, observe, and critically evaluate your professional communication skills in a safe learning environment.<li>
Practical guidelines describe how to modify communications strategies for various populations and situations including children, the elderly, end of life, clients with special needs, health teaching, stress, crisis, and professional colleagues.</li>
<li>
Case examples help you develop empathy for clients' perspectives and needs. </li>
<li>
Nursing, behavioral, developmental, family, and communication theories provide an essential foundation and a theoretical perspective for effective communication.</li>
<li>
Learning objectives, chapter overviews, and a detailed glossary focus your study and help you absorb and retain key content.</li> </ul>
<ul>
<li>NEW</li>! A greater emphasis on communication, interdisciplinary theory, and interprofessionalism includes a focus on the nursing paradigm, nursing discipline, and ways of knowing.<li>
NEW! Focus on QSEN competencies reflects current thinking on technology, safety, and evidence-based practice, especially as they relate to communication in nursing. </li>
<li>
NEW! Discussion questions at the end of each chapter encourage critical thinking.</li>
<li>
NEW! Clarity and Safety in Communication chapter addresses topics such as huddles, rounds, handoffs, SBAR, and other forms of communication in health care.</li> </ul>

Interpersonal Relationships: Professional Communication Skills for Nurses

Medical Books

Nursing

Effective communication with clients, families, and professional colleagues starts here! With Interpersonal Relationships: Professional Communication Skills for Nurses, 7th Edition, you’ll see how good communication skills can lead to achieving treatment goals in health care. Clear guidelines show how you can enhance the nurse-client relationship through proven communication strategies as well as principles drawn from nursing, psychology, and related theoretical frameworks. And you’ll see how to apply theory to real-life practice with case studies, interactive exercises, and evidence-based practice studies. A two-time winner of the AJN Book of the Year award, this book is updated to emphasize interdisciplinary communication and QSEN competencies. From expert nursing educators Elizabeth Arnold and Kathleen Underman Boggs, this comprehensive, market-leading text is unmatched for helping nurses develop effective communication skills!Interactive exercises offer the opportunity to practice, observe, and critically evaluate your professional communication skills in a safe learning environment.Practical guidelines describe how to modify communications strategies for various populations and situations including children, the elderly, end of life, clients with special needs, health teaching, stress, crisis, and professional colleagues.Case examples help you develop empathy for clients' perspectives and needs. Nursing, behavioral, developmental, family, and communication theories provide an essential foundation and a theoretical perspective for effective communication.Learning objectives, chapter overviews, and a detailed glossary focus your study and help you absorb and retain key content.    NEW! A greater emphasis on communication, interdisciplinary theory, and interprofessionalism includes a focus on the nursing paradigm, nursing discipline, and ways of knowing.NEW! Focus on QSEN competencies reflects current thinking on technology, safety, and evidence-based practice, especially as they relate to communication in nursing. NEW! Discussion questions at the end of each chapter encourage critical thinking. NEW! Clarity and Safety in Communication chapter addresses topics such as huddles, rounds, handoffs, SBAR, and other forms of communication in health care.

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Now more than ever, effective communication skills are key for successful patient care and positive outcomes. Interpersonal Relationships: Professional Communication Skills for Nurses, 8th Edition helps you to develop skills in communicating effectively with clients, families, and colleagues in order to achieve treatment goals in health care. Using clear, practical guidelines, it shows how to enhance the nurse-client relationship through proven communication strategies as well as principles drawn from nursing, psychology, and related theoretical frameworks. The 8th edition includes engaging new content relating to current issues, while also emphasizing interdisciplinary communication and QSEN competencies. You will learn how to apply theory to real-life practice through case studies, interactive exercises, and evidence-based practice studies.
<ul>
<li>UPDATED! Perspectives and Contemporary Dynamics
</li> chapter revised to be more engaging and link the content closer to current issues and related communication concepts.<li>
UPDATED! Communicating in Groups chapter includes professional and task small group communication applications.</li>
<li>
UPDATED! Most chapters have been retitled and expanded to highlight a stronger emphasis on interdisciplinary health team communication.</li>
<li>
UPDATED! Safety and Quality in health care delivery (QSEN) competencies reflects current thinking on technology, safety, and evidence-based practice, especially as they relate to communication in nursing.</li>
<li>
UPDATED! Content throughout text includes stronger emphasis on interdisciplinary relationships and collaborative communication with related evidence based case studies and analysis.</li>
<li>
Expanded content related to socio-cultural communication competencies reduce health disparities and increase health literacy. </li>
<li>
Additional simulated exercises and discussion questions help you practice your reflective analysis skills. </li>
<li>
Revised content on social media and transitional care delivery reflects current practice standards. </li>
<li>
Discussion of spirituality and end-of-life needs focuses on trust, empathy, and the nurse-client relationship ― all central components of holistic nursing identified by The Joint Commission as priorities for patient care.</li>
<li>
Nursing, behavioral, developmental, family, and communication theories provide an essential foundation and a theoretical perspective for effective communication.</li>
<li>
Interactive exercises let you practice, observe, and critically evaluate your professional communication skills in a safe learning environment.</li>
<li>
Case examples help you learn to develop empathy for clients' perspectives and needs. </li>
<li>
Ethical Dilemma and Evidence-Based Practice boxes help you absorb and retain key ethical content throughout text.</li>
<li>
Separate chapters on communication across the lifespan highlights crucial communication tools that are the first step in developing a culture of safety in contemporary health care delivery.</li>
</ul>
<ul><li>
NEW! Engaging content links the text to current issues and communication concepts.</li></ul>

Master the skills you need to communicate effectively in the health care setting! Interpersonal Relationships: Professional Communication Skills for Nurses, 9th Edition shows how you can interact with patients, families, and the health care team in ways that are professional, honest, empathetic, and knowledgeable. A clear guide to essential competencies, this book covers relationship skills, health promotion, patients with special communication needs, and interprofessional communication. Case examples make it easier to apply communication theories to real-life practice. New to this edition are Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN)-style case studies and a new chapter on managing personal stress. Written by noted educator Kathleen Underman Boggs, this reference is a two-time winner of the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year award. Integrated holistic health approach focuses on patient-centered communication and the entire health experience, which requires a fresh perspective and a higher level of patient and family involvement. Nursing, behavioral, developmental, family, and communication theories provide an essential foundation and a theoretical perspective for effective communication. Learning features in each chapter include objectives, basic concepts, and clinical application, all connected by case examples and a relevant research study or analysis of multiple studies. Case examples help you learn to develop empathy for clients' perspectives and needs. Simulation exercises offer an opportunity to practice, observe, and critically evaluate your professional communication skills in a safe learning environment. Evidence-Based Practice boxes summarize research findings related to the chapter topic Ethical Dilemma boxes help you understand key ethical concepts. Chapters on communication across the lifespan focus on the communication needs of children, older adults, patients with communication deficits, patients in end-of-life care, and others. Coverage of Quality & Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies focuses on the skills, knowledge, and abilities needed for patient-centered care. NEW! Next Generation NCLEX®-style case studies apply concepts to realistic scenarios. NEW! Intrapersonal Communication to Self-Manage Stress and Promote Nurse Wellness chapter introduces self-communication and specific self-management strategies. NEW! Updated content links concepts to current issues and best practices, and reflects national and global clinical guidelines as well as a new understanding of patient-centered communication, collaborative interprofessional communication, and team-based approaches. NEW! Updated chapters on interprofessional collaboration and teamwork highlight a team-based model of health care, with patients, providers, and families working together.

Now more than ever, effective communication skills are key for successful patient care and positive outcomes. Interpersonal Relationships: Professional Communication Skills for Nurses, 8th Edition helps you to develop skills in communicating effectively with clients, families, and colleagues in order to achieve treatment goals in health care. Using clear, practical guidelines, it shows how to enhance the nurse-client relationship through proven communication strategies as well as principles drawn from nursing, psychology, and related theoretical frameworks. The 8th edition includes engaging new content relating to current issues, while also emphasizing interdisciplinary communication and QSEN competencies. You will learn how to apply theory to real-life practice through case studies, interactive exercises, and evidence-based practice studies.
<ul>
<li>UPDATED! Perspectives and Contemporary Dynamics chapter revised to be more engaging and link the content closer to current issues and related communication concepts.</li>
<li>UPDATED! Communicating in Groups chapter includes professional and task small group communication applications.</li>
<li>UPDATED! Most chapters have been retitled and expanded to highlight a stronger emphasis on interdisciplinary health team communication.</li>
<li>UPDATED! Safety and Quality in health care delivery (QSEN) competencies reflects current thinking on technology, safety, and evidence-based practice, especially as they relate to communication in nursing.</li>
<li>UPDATED! Content throughout text includes stronger emphasis on interdisciplinary relationships and collaborative communication with related evidence based case studies and analysis.</li>
<li>Expanded content related to socio-cultural communication competencies reduce health disparities and increase health literacy. </li>
<li>Additional simulated exercises and discussion questions help you practice your reflective analysis skills. </li>
<li>Revised content on social media and transitional care delivery reflects current practice standards. </li>
<li>Discussion of spirituality and end-of-life needs focuses on trust, empathy, and the nurse-client relationship ― all central components of holistic nursing identified by The Joint Commission as priorities for patient care.</li>
<li>Nursing, behavioral, developmental, family, and communication theories provide an essential foundation and a theoretical perspective for effective communication.</li>
<li>Interactive exercises let you practice, observe, and critically evaluate your professional communication skills in a safe learning environment.</li>
<li>Case examples help you learn to develop empathy for clients' perspectives and needs. </li>
<li>Ethical Dilemma and Evidence-Based Practice boxes help you absorb and retain key ethical content throughout text.</li>
<li>Separate chapters on communication across the lifespan highlights crucial communication tools that are the first step in developing a culture of safety in contemporary health care delivery.</li>
</ul>
<ul><li>NEW! Engaging content links the text to current issues and communication concepts.</li></ul>

Interpersonal Relationships Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card): Professional Communication Skills for Nurses

Master the skills you need to communicate effectively in the health care setting! Interpersonal Relationships: Professional Communication Skills for Nurses, 9th Edition shows how you can interact with patients, families, and the health care team in ways that are professional, honest, empathetic, and knowledgeable. A clear guide to essential competencies, this book covers relationship skills, health promotion, patients with special communication needs, and interprofessional communication. Case examples make it easier to apply communication theories to real-life practice. New to this edition are Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN)-style case studies and a new chapter on managing personal stress. Written by noted educator Kathleen Underman Boggs, this reference is a two-time winner of the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year award. <ul> <li>Integrated holistic health approach focuses on patient-centered communication and the entire health experience, which requires a fresh perspective and a higher level of patient and family involvement.</li> <li>Nursing, behavioral, developmental, family, and communication theories provide an essential foundation and a theoretical perspective for effective communication.</li> <li>Learning features in each chapter include objectives, basic concepts, and clinical application, all connected by case examples and a relevant research study or analysis of multiple studies.</li> <li>Case examples help you learn to develop empathy for clients' perspectives and needs.</li> <li>Simulation exercises offer an opportunity to practice, observe, and critically evaluate your professional communication skills in a safe learning environment.</li> <li>Evidence-Based Practice boxes summarize research findings related to the chapter topic.</li> <li>Ethical Dilemma boxes help you understand key ethical concepts.</li> <li>Chapters on communication across the lifespan focus on the communication needs of children, older adults, patients with communication deficits, patients in end-of-life care, and others.</li> <li>Coverage of Quality & Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies focuses on the skills, knowledge, and abilities needed for patient-centered care.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>NEW! Next Generation NCLEX®-style case studies apply concepts to realistic scenarios.</li> <li>NEW! Intrapersonal Communication to Self-Manage Stress and Promote Nurse Wellness chapter introduces self-communication and specific self-management strategies.</li> <li>NEW! Updated content links concepts to current issues and best practices, and reflects national and global clinical guidelines as well as a new understanding of patient-centered communication, collaborative interprofessional communication, and team-based approaches.</li> <li>NEW! Updated chapters on interprofessional collaboration and teamwork highlight a team-based model of health care, with patients, providers, and families working together.</li> </ul>

Interpersonal Relationships - Binder Ready: Professional Communication Skills for Nurses

This respected resource has earned widespread critical acclaim for its strong emphasis on communication theory. It uses nursing, communication, behavioral, developmental, crisis, and family theory principles to explain how to interact effectively with peers and clients. Abundant experiential exercises allow readers to build their communication skills. This edition features a new chapter on Critical Thinking: Values and Ethics in Nurse-Client Relationships, and an updated chapter on Professional Documentation that addresses computerized client record-keeping, reimbursement coding, and computerized tracking systems. It also includes additional content on health promotion and change theory and a greater focus on community-based communication.

This leading text offers practical guidance for effective interactions with clients, families, and professional colleagues ― making it the definitive source on communication skills for nurses. This fourth edition uses a synthesis of proven communication strategies and principles drawn from nursing, psychology, and related theoretical frameworks. It also offers numerous experiential exercises.
<ul>
<li>Numerous exercises in a procedural format are included throughout to offer readers the opportunity to practice, observe, and critically evaluate their communication skills and those of others.</li>
<li>
Case Examples create empathy for clients' perspectives and needs, and serve as a springboard for discussion.</li>
<li>Critical thinking content is highlighted in the chapter on Clinical Judgement: Applying Critical Thinking and Ethical Decision Making and is applied throughout in exercises.</li>
<li>A consistent organization introduces basic concepts first, followed by applications, and more emphasis on assessment.</li>
<li>Communication is discussed across the lifespan.</li>
<li>Communicating with clients with special needs is addressed in chapters on Communicating with Clients Experiencing Communication Deficits, Communicating with Clients in Stressful Situations, and Communicating with Clients in Crisis.
</li>
<li>The chapter on Communicating with Other Health Professionals promotes successful collaboration with representatives of a variety of health care disciplines.</li>
<li>Humor, gender, and touch as they relate to interpersonal communication are discussed.</li>
<li>The glossary provides detailed definitions of communication-related terminology used in the text</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Ethical Dilemma Boxes within each chapter highlight ethical dilemmas in interpersonal relationships.</li>
<li>Completely updated and revised content is included on standards of documentation, new computerized technical information systems, NIC and NOC, and how to utilize these tools to provide clear written communication to other health professionals.</li>
<li>Information on Healthy People 2010 has been added.</li>
<li>Updated references include current and classic sources, as well as Internet resources for additional information.</li>
</ul>

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