Health Professional and Patient Interaction
4th Edition
Published in April 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
356 pages
978-0-7216-7396-7 (ISBN)
Description
New 4th Edition guides the health professional in effective patient interaction in various situations. Revised to expand discussion of patient rights and ethical aspects, and their effects on the health professional's thinking and action for respectful interaction with the patient. This edition has more examples from health care professions such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, hospice, and home-health care. Learning aids include objectives and discussion questions.
New 4th Edition guides the health professional in effective patient interaction in various situations. Revised to expand discussion of patient rights and ethical aspects, and their effects on the health professional's thinking and action for respectful interaction with the patient. This edition has more examples from health care professions such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, hospice, and home-health care. Learning aids include objectives and discussion questions.
New 4th Edition guides the health professional in effective patient interaction in various situations. Revised to expand discussion of patient rights and ethical aspects, and their effects on the health professional's thinking and action for respectful interaction with the patient. This edition has more examples from health care professions such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, hospice, and home-health care. Learning aids include objectives and discussion questions.
More details
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
46 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
495 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7216-7396-7 (9780721673967)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Part 1 The health professional: student; clinician; personal life as a professional. Part 2 The patient: problems of the patient; privileges of the patient; patient values and well-being; interactions of the patient. Part 3 Interaction between health professional and patient: verbal communication; nonverbal communication; culture, bias, and discrimination. Part 4 The health professional-patient relationship: the process of establishing relatedness; importance of maintaining professional distance; challenge of creating professional closeness. Part 5 Respectful interaction - working with patients effectively: working with the child and adolescent; working with the patient in the middle years; working with the patient in the later years.Part 6 Respectful interaction - working with patients in life-and-death situations: termin al illness, dying - death and respectful interaction.