Communication Skills for Professional Nurses

Ragan, Sandra L., Pagano, Michael P.

ISBN 10: 0803945566 / ISBN 13: 9780803945562

Published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated, 1992

About this Item

Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Communication Skills for Professional Nurses
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803945566
• ISBN 13: 9780803945562
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 0.814 pounds

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Synopsis

How nurses communicate with other health professionals, persuade patients to comply with medical treatment or document treatment is vital to the treatment of patients. This volume enables nurses to develop proficiency in written and verbal communication to help them demonstrate their competency and credibility to fellow nurses, other health care professionals and patients.

The authors discuss the fundamentals of interpersonal communication such as its transactional nature. Scenarios of effective and ineffective communication techniques, with guiding questions and case studies, give nursing students and practicing nurses an opportunity to analyze their own responses to certain situations.

About the Author

Michael P. Pagano, Ph.D., PA-C Emeritus
Professor, Department of Communication
Michael was born and raised in Oklahoma.  After serving as an Army corpsman in Vietnam, Michael became a Physician Assistant-Certified (PA-C).   He enjoyed the teaching role of being a PA and concurrently went to graduate school earning an MA in English and a Ph.D. in Communication with a focus on health communication.  He worked for 42 years, until he retired as a PA-C in 2019, in: Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, and Occupational Health settings in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Connecticut. Over the past 18 years at Fairfield, he has taught a wide variety of graduate courses in: health, organizational, and interpersonal communication. In addition, he has a wide-ranging health and organizational communication research agenda, including award-winning articles co-authored with Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies faculty.  His unique background has contributed to a breadth of publications including: 6 books on health communication, and #7 published in 2021, Understanding Health Care in America: Culture, Capitalism, & Communication. He has also published numerous book chapters and encyclopedia entries. At Fairfield University, he has served as the Director of Graduate Studies for the MA in Communication Program, as well as interim Director for the Health Studies Minor and Masters in Public Administration Program.  He is married, has 2 sons, 3 grandchildren, and whenever possible plays golf.