Health Professional and Patient Interaction

Health Professional and Patient Interaction

Ruth B. Purtilo W.B. Saunders Company 7th Edition ISBN: 9781416022442 E-ISBN: 9781416068648 Print ISBN: 9781416022442
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The revised and updated seventh edition of Health Professional and Patient Interaction emphasizes respectful interactions in a wide range of health care settings. Strategies for effectively communicating with patients of all ages, as well as abusive, depressed and impaired patients, are illustrated through examples and various scenarios.

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Table of Contents

  • Front Matter
  • Creating a Context of Respect
  • CHAPTER 1 Respect: The Difference It Makes
  • CHAPTER 2 Respect in the Institutional Settings of Health Care
  • CHAPTER 3 Respect in a Diverse Society
  • PART ONE Questions for Thought and Discussion
  • Respect for Yourself
  • CHAPTER 4 Respect for Yourself: The Student Years
  • CHAPTER 5 Respect for Yourself in Your Professional Capacity
  • PART TWO Questions for Thought and Discussion
  • Respect for the Patient's Situation
  • CHAPTER 6 Challenges to Patients
  • CHAPTER 7 Respect for the Patient's Personal Relationships
  • PART THREE Questions for Thought and Discussion
  • Respect through Communication
  • CHAPTER 8 The Patient's Story
  • CHAPTER 9 Respectful Communication in an Information Age
  • PART FOUR Questions for Thought and Discussion
  • Components of Respectful Interaction
  • CHAPTER 10 Professional Relatedness Built on Respect
  • CHAPTER 11 Professional Boundaries Guided by Respect
  • CHAPTER 12 Professional Closeness: Respect at Its Best
  • PART FIVE Questions for Thought and Discussion
  • Respectful Interaction: Working with Patients Effectively
  • CHAPTER 13 Respectful Interaction: Working with Newborns, Infants, and Toddlers
  • CHAPTER 14 Respectful Interaction: Working with Children and Adolescents
  • CHAPTER 15 Respectful Interaction: Working with Adults
  • CHAPTER 16 Respectful Interaction: Working with Older Adults
  • PART SIX Questions for Thought and Discussion
  • Some Special Challenges
  • CHAPTER 17 Respectful Interaction When the Patient Is Dying
  • CHAPTER 18 Respectful Interaction in Other Difficult Situations
  • PART SEVEN Questions for Thought and Discussion