Health professional and patient interaction

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Purtilo, Ruth B. (Author), Haddad, Amy Marie (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: St Louis, Mo : Saunders Elsevier , c2007
Edition:7th ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Respect: the difference it makes
  • 2. Respect in the institutional settings of health care
  • 3. Respect in a diverse society
  • 4. Respect for yourself: the student years
  • 5. Respect for yourself in your professional capacity
  • 6. Challenges to patients
  • 7. Respect for patient's personal relationships
  • 8. The patient's story
  • 9. Respectful communication in an information age
  • 10. Professional relatedness built on respect
  • 11. Professional boundaries guided by respect
  • 12. Professional closeness: respect at its best
  • 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
  • 17. Respectful interaction when the patient is dying
  • 18. Respectful interaction in other difficult situations.