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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815951203321

Autore

Montgomery Carol Leppanen

Titolo

Healing through communication : the practice of caring / / Carol Leppanen Montgomery

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newbury Park, Calif., : SAGE, 1993

ISBN

1-4833-2642-X

1-4522-5410-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 148 p.) : ill

Disciplina

610.696

Soggetti

Caring

Medical personnel and patient

Patients - Psychology

Caregivers - Psychology

Communication

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Investigation of Caring; Part I - The Concept of Caring; Chapter 1 - Putting the Caring Back Into Health Care; Chapter 2 - Theoretical Foundations of Caring; Part II - The Theory of Caring; Chapter 3 - Caring Begins with the Caregiver: Predispositional Qualities of the Caregiver; Chapter 4 - Caring in Action: Behavioral Qualities; Chapter 5 - Caring Unfolds with the Client: Relational Qualities; Chapter 6 - Caring is Contextual: The Health-Care Environment; Chapter 7 - The Distinct Nature of a Professional Caring Involvement

Part III - The Effects of CaringChapter 8 - The Transformative Effects of Caring; Chapter 9 - The Emotional Risks of Caring; Chapter 10 - Coping with the Emotional Demands of Caring; Chapter 11 - Implications for Practice and Education; Appendix: Guidelines to Prevent Becoming Involved in a Destructive Way; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Montgomery offers a theory of caring, grounded in both clinical practice and theory, that advances caring as an intrinsic part of nursing. Demonstrating the depth and complexity of caring



communication, she describes the qualities and behavioral manifestations needed to communicate caring to the patient, while admitting the emotional risks facing caregivers. A model is presented which describes the support necessary within the health care system to sustain this level of communication and to help caregivers cope with these emotional demands.