Health Professional and Patient Interaction

Name: Health Professional and Patient Interaction
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ISBN: 9781416022442

ISBN-10: 1416022449

ISBN-13: 9781416022442

Edition: 7th 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Ruth B. Purtilo, Amy M. Haddad

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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. A framework of respect and ethics is presented to drive decision making in patient communication. Patient stories introduce the patients point of view to illustrate the principles described in each chapter. Individual chapters detail advice for effective, respectful interaction with newborns through toddlers, children and adolescents, adults, and older…

Book details

List price: $59.95
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Publication date: 5/14/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100

Ruth B. Purtilo, Ph.D., is James Marsh Presidential Professor-at-Large at the University of Vermont and a professor emerita of the MGH Institute of Health Professions. Henk A.M.J. ten Have, M.D., Ph.D., is a professor of medical ethics at the University Medical Centre Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and director of the Division of Ethics of Science and Technology, UNESCO, Paris.




Setting the Context



Respect and the Difference it Makes



Respect and the Work Environment



Respect, Values, and Diversity



Respect for Yourself



Respect for Yourself as a Student



Respect for Yourself as a Professional



Enhancing Life Through Good Habits in Your Professional Career



Respect for the Patient's Situation



Losses and Gains



Respect for the Personal Life of the Patient



Respect for the Patient's Situation



The Patient's Story



Respectful Communication in an Information-Intensive Health Care Environment



Components of Respectful Interaction



The Process of Establishing Relatedness



The Importance of Recognizing Boundaries



The Challenge of Creating Professional Closeness



Respectful Interaction Across the Lifespan



Working with Newborns, Infants, and Toddlers



Working with Children and Adolescents



Working with Adults



Working with Older Adults



Respectful Interaction: Some Special Challenges Worth Considering



Working with Dying Patients and Their Families



Showing Respect in Difficult Situations



Some New Challenges Genetic Families, Statistical Lives, and Environmental Concerns