Health professional and patient interaction

Respect: the difference it makes -- Respect in the institutional settings of health care -- Respect in a diverse society --. Respect for yourself: the student years -- Respect for yourself in your professional capacity -- Challenges to patients -- Respect for the patient's personal relationships -- The patient's story -- Respectful communication in an information age -- Professional relatedness built on respect -- Professional boundaries guided by respect -- Professional closeness: respect at its best -- Respectful interaction: working with newborns, infants, and toddlers -- Respectful interaction: working with children and adolescents -- Respectful interaction: working with adults -- Respectful interaction: working with older adults -- Respectful interaction when the patient is dying -- Respectful interaction in other difficult situations.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.