Communication for nurses :  talking with patients / 
edited by Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, Janice B. Foust. 
 - Third edition. 
 - xxi, 291 pages ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The first encounter -- The nurse as a person : theories of self and nursing -- Patients as people : standards to guide communication -- Cultural diversity : awareness and values -- Establishing a therapeutic relationship -- Interviewing skills : a clinical art and science -- Nonverbal communication : cues and body language -- The therapeutic uses of humor -- Communications during transitions in care -- Physical impairments : altering communication to meet the patients' needs -- Talking with children : working with families -- Nurses as educators : simulation and patient care -- Communicating about sexual health needs -- The experience of pain : working with patients -- Communication in life-threatening illness and spiritual care -- Anger, anxiety, and difficult communication styles -- Compassion fatigue : caring for yourself -- Communicating with peers and healthcare providers -- Electronic communication : media, social networking, and medical records -- Delegation and assertive communication -- A conclusion and a beginning. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781449691776 (pbk.) 1449691773 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013022672 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Communication in nursing.<br/>Nurse and patient.<br/>Nurse-Patient Relations.<br/>Communication.<br/>Models, Nursing.<br/>Nurses--psychology.<br/>Nursing Theory.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RT23  / .S53 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>610.7306/99 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WY 88