Nursing

• Communication Skills Training

  The way a clinician and the treatment team relates to, and communicates with a patient can significantly benefit the patient and their family, including improvements in psychosocial adjustment, decision-making, treatment compliance and satisfaction with care.
• Communication Skills: A guide to practice for healthcare professionals.

  This communication skills guide to practice will explore several common communication scenarios that you may find yourself in, and help you navigate and master each interaction you have in your day-to-day practice.

• Communication in Nursing by Julia Balzer Riley

  Call Number: 610.730669 BAL (City)

  ISBN: 9780323871457

  Publication Date: 2024

  Go beyond theory and start to master the essential communication skills and techniques you'll need throughout all areas of nursing practice. Communication in Nursing, 7th Edition uses a personal and empathetic approach, along with unique artistic features, to help you develop a deeper understanding of the importance of communication.
• The Nurse Mentor's Handbook: Supporting Students in Clinical Practice by Danny Walsh

  Call Number: 601.7307 WAL (City)

  Publication Date: 2014

  All nurses have a duty, via their professional code of conduct, to pass on their knowledge and this book is the ideal companion text for all new and trainee nurse mentors.
• The Clinical Placement by Tracy Levett-Jones; Kerry Reid-Searl

  Call Number: 610.73 LEV (City)

  Publication Date: 2022

  Clinical placements are wonderful learning experiences but they can also be daunting. This book will help you prepare for clinical placements and enhance your knowledge and confidence. The Clinical Placement will give you the knowledge, strategies, practical tips and insights you need to excel in your placements.

• Communication – Using ISBAR for Clinical Handover

  Gives examples of using the ISBAR method in a number of nursing communications, including clinical handover
• How to Conduct Effective Handovers in Nursing and Patient Care

  Gives an overview of best practice in conducting handovers using the SBAR system. Includes a template for practicing handovers
• Teaching Clinical Handover with ISBAR

  Describes the process of clinical handover using the ISBAR method, including examples/case studies
• What’s Ideal? A case study exploring handoff routines in practice

  Looks at the ideal process of handover of patients between nurses, including a case study involving a breakdown in the handover process

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  Health Assessment in Nursing-Part 2: Collecting Subjective Data

  This ClickView video explains how to effectively obtain crucial patient data
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  Professional Communication

  This series describes how effective clinical handover and documentation can improve communication in nursing.

• Open Disclosure Framework

  Find out about and read the Open Disclosure Framework from the Australian Commission on Quality and Safety in Healthcare.

• Professional Issues in Primary Care Nursing by Carol Cox; Marie Hill

  Call Number: 610.73 PRO (City)

  Publication Date: 2010

  This book enables nurses to get to grips with the professional issues that affect their practice in primary care. It is structured around the RCN domains of practice and considers a wide variety of issues including health promotion, reflective practice and leadership.