Communication Skills

**Communication Skills is an accessible textbook for nursing and healthcare students seeking to understand the concept of communication and to develop their communication skills.
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Through clear explanations, case studies and activities, the book will help you to understand the principles of communication and develop your own skills for your healthcare practice. You will learn:

• Why communication is fundamental to nursing and health care
• How to communicate in assessing, planning, providing and managing care
• How to communicate in promoting health and in therapeutic interventions
• How to communicate in difficult situations
• How to communicate with a diverse range of people
• How communication is used to improve patient safety

This book will help you to demonstrate your communication skills and develop your proficiency in nursing and health care.

Essentials is a series of accessible, introductory textbooks for students in nursing, health and social care. New and forthcoming titles in the series:

• The Care Process
• Communication Skills
• Leadership
• Mental Health
• Promoting Health and Wellbeing
• Study Skills