Description
This enlightening resource enables health care providers to look beyond physical symptoms to the psychosocial effects of illness on patientsfor improved provider-patient communication and better clinical outcomes.Readers will learn the impact of patients’ attitudes and behaviors in the clinical setting, emphasizing optimal diagnosis and treatment of commonly encountered conditions.
This valuable resource provides:
To demonstrate the importance of effective communication and sensitivity to cultural diversity, chapters include assessment interviews based on actual patient cases in a variety of practice settings. These provider-patient interviews contain both expressed and internal dialogue to clarify underlying psychosocial and behavioral issues that may affect the participants.
With this unique text, readers will learn to assess and address the psychosocial needs of their patients for improved health care and career satisfaction.
Author: Kirk, Hanno W, Author: Weisbrod, Jo A, Author: Ericson, Kay A
Topic: Medical / Nursing
Media: Book
ISBN: 781727006
Language: English
Pages: 303
Additional information
| Weight | 1.18 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 9.25 × 7.49 × 0.56 in |
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