1st Edition

Social Skills for Nursing Practice

By Peter French Copyright 1994
314 Pages
by Routledge

314 Pages
by Routledge

The acquisition of professional interpersonal skills remains one of the key skills in the practice of nursing. Originally published in 1983 and as a second edition in 1994, this established book maintains that social skills can be learnt, and that patient care can improve by anticipating and preventing problems. The book shows how nurses can develop personally and professionally by actively... Read more

1.Introduction to a Transactional View of Nursing 2. Assessing the Person’s Needs and Problems 3. Communication Skills 4. Self-Reflection 5. Explanation, Questioning and Interviewing 6. Reassurance 7. Counselling Skills 8. Skills for Social Influence 9. Skills for Social Control 10. A Model for Social Skills Learning.

Biography

Peter French was in the Department of Nursing at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. 

Original Review of Social Skills for Nursing Practice:

‘It has some good material encouraging reflective practice and self-direction…’ Philip Lister, Nursing Standard Volume 8, Issue 27.

‘This book presents several important central themes for nursing practice…there is a commendable emphasis on individual differences and helpful descriptions of patient anxiety and methods of reassurance…the book is clearly written and well-illustrated…’ Peter Butcher, The British Journal of Psychiatry, 144 (1), 1984.