Joy V Goldsmith: Essentials of Nursing Communication, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Blurb

Build your skills in communication with a scientific, competency-based approach! Essentials of Nursing Communication helps you gain communication knowledge and develop observable communication skills / behaviors in nursing. This text goes beyond an anecdotal, "soft skills" approach to communication. It integrates the COMFORT model with the concepts and domains of the 2021 AACN Essentials, covering key topics like professionalism, DEI, and person-centered care. Standards and learning objectives for undergraduate nurse communication training are scaffolded across chapters, implementing the gold-standard approach to competency-based learning to help you communicate effectively in today's nursing practice.

• The four concepts in the 2021 AACN Essentialsare integrated throughout the text, covering communication, clinical judgment, compassionate care, and diversity / equity / inclusion; the 10 domains are also included
• Essentials Spotlight graphics depict the junction of the Essentials domains with communication science and related skills
• The COMFORT model - a model created, researched, and applied by the authors -focuses on nurse communication in healthcare, with this acronym standing for: Connect, Options, Making meaning, Family caregivers, Openings, Relating, and Team
• Theory at Work directly applies theory to communication dynamics and challenges in actual nursing contexts
• Communicate with COMFORT integrates the COMFORT model into chapters across the text, linking communication science to the clinical communication practices of the nurse
• ***Communication Matters Across the Four Spheres of Care***describes nursing communication in these four areas: Wellness and Disease Prevention, Chronic Disease Care, Regenerative / Restorative Care, and Hospice / Palliative Care
• Nurse Forward highlights the voices and stories of nurses advancing the field of nursing, elevating the role of the nurse as well as opportunities in leadership
• Self-care content includes reflections from nurses and nursing students
• Learning features reinforce chapter objectives with key terms, competencies, critical thinking engagements, boxed features / callouts, and charts / diagrams