Nursing : communication skills in practice / edited by Lucy Webb.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Theories of communication -- Introduction to communication skills -- Nurse-patient relationship -- How to relate to others effectively -- Active listening and attending: communication skills and the healthcare environment -- Groups and teamwork -- Application of communication skills in nursing -- Theory to practice: communicating therapeutically -- Facing challenges in healthcare communication -- Health promotion and communication techniques -- Using health information (informatics) -- Professional communication skills for student survival: self-management, writing, and presenting -- Advancing application of communication skills -- Communicating in immediate and short-term care situations -- Communicating with people with chronic and long-term health needs -- Communicating with children and young people and their families -- Communication and the cognitively impaired patient -- Engagement, motivation, and changing behaviour -- Communication for personal and professional development.

This title on forensic nursing considers a wide range of nursing interventions with individuals with 'personality disorders'. Its publication follows Department of Health requirements for specialist health services for people with these diagnoses, and for relevant staff training