Communication in Palliative Nursing

<em>Communication in Palliative Nursing </em>presents the COMFORT Model a theoretically-grounded and empirically-based model of palliative care communication. Built on over a decade of communication research with patients families and interdisciplinary providers and reworked based on feedback from hundreds of nurses nationwide the chapters outline a revised COMFORT curriculum: Connect Options Making Meaning Family caregivers Openings Relating and Team communication. Based on a narrative approach to communication which addresses communication skill development this volume teaches nurses to consider a universal model of communication that aligns with the holistic nature of palliative care. This work moves beyond the traditional and singular view of the nurse as patient and family educator to embrace highly complex communication challenges present in palliative care-namely providing care and comfort through communication at a time when patients families and nurses themselves are suffering. <p/>In light of the vast changes in the palliative care landscape and the increasingly pivotal role of nurses in advancing those changes this second edition provides an evidence-based approach to the practice of palliative nursing. <em>Communication in Palliative Nursing</em> integrates communication theory and health literacy constructs throughout and provides clinical tools and teaching resources to help nurses enhance their own communication and create comfort for themselves as well as for patients and their families.<br>