Health Professional and Patient Interaction

By Regina F. Doherty, Amy M. Haddad, Ruth B. Purtilo, et al.

Book Overview

Easily navigate through the complicated and challenging world of daily on-the-job human interactions, with Health Professional and Patient Interaction, 9th Edition. Covering strategies for effective communication, this time-tested guide offers the tools you need to establish positive patient and interprofessional relationships built on respect. It not only covers respectful actions and good decision-making, but also demonstrates how those decisions directly shape your on-the-job success. Practical examples and authentic scenarios highlight how to apply respect and professionalism to coworkers and patients of various ages and various backgrounds across a wide spectrum of healthcare environments. It's the foundation you need to effectively and successfully communicate on the job.

Overall emphasis on respect sets up a basis for building positive relationships with patients and fellow health professionals through good decision-makingUNIQUE Authentic scenarios and examples demonstrate strategies and tools for effective communication with patients of all ages in a wide range of health care settingsUNIQUE Interdisciplinary approach addresses issues that apply to many different healthcare disciplines to help you identify with your specific field as well as recognize themes that apply across the healthcare spectrumAuthentic patient cases give you a more personal connection as to how the various communications and actions discussed in the text affect the patientReflections Questions throughout the text challenge you to apply critical thinking skills and your personal experience to different scenariosQuestions for Thought and Discussion at the end of each section help you apply your knowledge to a variety of situationsUNIQUE New chapter on respectful interprofessional collaboration and communication discusses best practices for respectfully interacting with one's coworkers across the professional health teamNEW & UNIQUE Clearer integration of respect throughout the text underscores its necessity across the many different types of interactions between the health professional and patientNEW Introduction on how respect impacts a professional's practice has been added to Part One of the text and covers critical topics such as establishing a professional identity and creating healthy, respectful relationships while being mindful of boundaries within such relationshipsNEW Updated photos feature health professionals engaged in authentic clinical activities

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0323533620
• ISBN13: 9780323533621
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Health Professional and Patient Interaction

This book is very insightful, to the point, a very easy read. I am a very busy person so being able to just sit down and read this book was a delightful experience!

Strong textbook for studying patient-provider interactions

This is a good, balanced textbook for anyone needing a detailed source anayzing the doctor or nurse and patient interaction. Strengths: Balanced, objective, good references, non-critical. Weaknesses: Long, sometimes states the obvious, choppy theoretical discussions.