A Guide To Compassionate Healthcare

Download or read book Communication in Nursing and Healthcare written by Iris Gault and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communication is an essential skill for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals when delivering care to patients and their families. With its unique and practical approach, this new textbook will support students throughout the three years of their degree programme and on into practice, focussing on how to develop person-centredness and compassionate and collaborative care. Key features include: * students′ experiences and stories from service users and patients to help readers relate theory to practice * reflective exercises to help students think critically about their communication skills * learning objectives and chapter summaries for revision * interactive activities directly linked to the Values Exchange Community website