Purtilo, Ruth B. <br/><br/>
Health professional and patient interaction / 
Ruth Purtilo, Amy Haddad. 
 - 6th edition. 
 - Philadelphia, Pa. :  Saunders,  c2002. 
 - xix, 364 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Contents <br/>PART I: SETTING THE CONTEXT <br/>1. Respect and the Difference it Makes <br/>2. Respect and the Work Environment <br/>3. Respect, Values, and Diversity <br/>PART II: RESPECT FOR YOURSELF <br/>4. Respect for Yourself as a Student <br/>5. Respect for Yourself as a Professional <br/>6. Enhancing Life Through Good Habits in Your Professional Career <br/>PART III: RESPECT FOR THE PATIENT'S SITUATION <br/>7. Losses and Gains <br/>8. Respect for the Personal Life of the Patient <br/>PART IV: RESPECT FOR THE PATIENT'S SITUATION <br/>9. The Patient's Story <br/>10. Respectful Communication in an Information-Intensive Health Care Environment <br/>PART V: COMPONENTS OF RESPECTFUL INTERACTION <br/>11. The Process of Establishing Relatedness <br/>12. The Importance of Recognizing Boundaries <br/>13. The Challenge of Creating Professional Closeness <br/>PART VI: RESPECTFUL INTERACTION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN <br/>14. Working with Newborns, Infants, and Toddlers <br/>15. Working with Children and Adolescents <br/>16. Working with Adults <br/>17. Working with Older Adults <br/>PART VII: RESPECTFUL INTERACTION: SOME SPECIAL CHALLENGES WORTH CONSIDERING <br/>18. Working with Dying Patients and Their Families <br/>19. Showing Respect in Difficult Situations <br/>20. Some New Challenges Genetic Families, Statistical Lives, and Environmental Concerns 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0721692974 (pbk.) 9780721692975 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2001057638 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Medical personnel and patient.<br/>Professional-Patient Relations.<br/>Communication.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>W 62 P986h 2002