This chapter focuses on the importance of communication skills as a central aspect of the
nursing assessment and management of patients and families receiving palliative care. It …

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Good communication between nurses and patients is a central aspect of palliative care.
However, evaluation of courses designed to improve nurses' communication skills has been …

Communication is an essential component of palliative care, but patients and their families
are often dissatisfied with their interactions with health professionals. Communication …

Effective symptom control is impossible without effective communication. The most powerful
analgesics are of little value if health-care professionals do not have an accurate …

Many patients and families can give an extremely detailed account of receiving serious
news, even years after the experience. This communication between the health professional …

Palliative care: Effective communication Page 1 a lonely one, and one that cannot be shared,
reassurance that one is not alone during this process is essential’ (Nyatanga and AstleyPepper …

Effective symptom control is impossible without effective communication. The most powerful
analgesics will be of little value if health care professionals do not have an accurate …

Patients use many different coping mechanisms when they are facing a terminal diagnosis,
but it should not be assumed that they want to talk to nurses about the terminal nature of …

Effective communication is central to promoting high-quality palliative care. Inadequate
communication may be the source of much distress for patients and their families, and …