Patient and Person addresses the theoretical, practical and personal dimensions of relating to patients, and provides guidelines for determining how and when to act. It encourages meaningful nursing practice by focusing on patients as individuals.
PART I THE INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP: THEORY AND SKILLS Chapter 1. Symbolic interactionism as a framework for understanding interpersonal relationships in nursing Chapter 2. The drama of the interpersonal relationship Chapter 3. Why interpersonal skills? Chapter 4. Self awareness PART II THE SKILLS Chapter 5. Encouraging interaction: listening Chapter 6.Building meaning: understanding Chapter 7. Collecting information: exploring Chapter 8. Comforting, supporting, enabling PART III SKILLS IN CONTEXT Chapter 9 Health, illness and crisis Chapter 10 Empowering interpersonal relationships Chapter 11 Interprofessional working