Description
Communication and interaction are among the core competencies that must be acquired in nursing education and applied in practice. The authors of the concise textbook on communication and interaction in nursing introduce the basics of communication regarding the functions of language, the dimensions of a message, and nonverbal communication, describe the communicative competencies of empathy and active listening, present standardized conversation and reflection formats such as supervision, peer consultation, and staff appraisals, outline the specifics of communication in hospitals, provide additional information on the topics of humor, interprofessional communication, mirror neurons, and micro-training for medication intake, offer in-depth information on communication with children and adolescents regarding their language acquisition and development, convey practical information on interaction with elderly people regarding brief interactions, communication with people with dementia, organizing a storytelling circle, and dealing with experiences of loss in dying and grieving individuals, cover the curriculum-relevant content of general nursing education regarding the design of person- and situation-oriented communication and counseling, and facilitate the learning and application of the content with numerous exercises, vivid illustrations, curricular references, and practice-oriented examples.
