Health Professional and Patient Interaction
By- Ruth Purtilo, PhD, FAPTA, Professor Emerita of Ethics, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA; John Marsh Visiting Professor, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
- Amy Haddad, PhD, RN, Professor, Center for Health Policy and Ethics, Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Allied Health Professions, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE
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.
Paperback, 384 Pages
Published: May 2007
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-4160-2244-2
Contents
- Part 1: Creating a Context of Respect
1. Respect: The Difference it Makes
2. Respect in the Institutional Settings of Health Care
3. Respect in a Diverse Society
Part 2. Respect for Yourself
4. Respect for Yourself: The Student Years
5. Respect for Yourself in Your Professional Capacity
Part 3. Respect for the Patients Situation
6. Challenges to Patients
7. Respect for the Patients Personal Relationships
Part 4. Respect through Communication
8. The Patients Story
9. Respectful Communication in an Information Age
Part 5. Components of Respectful Interaction
10. Professional Relatedness Built on Respect
11. Professional Boundaries Guided by Respect
12. Professional Closeness: Respect at its Best
Part 6. Respectful Interaction: Working with Patients Effectively
13. Respectful Interaction: Working with Newborns, Infants, and Toddlers
14. Respectful Interaction: Working with Children and Adolescents
15. Respectful Interaction: Working with Adults
16. Respectful Interaction: Working with Older Adults
Part 7. Some Special Challenges
17. Respectful Interaction when the Patient is Dying
18. Respectful Interaction in Other Difficult Situations
