Communication
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Sunday, November 08, 2009

Supporting children of parents who are dying.

29 Nov 2009 Nurses, parents and other family members tend to feel ill equipped when talking to children about a parent's impending death. Adults often feel the need to protect children from the reality of a parent's imminent death. However, research indicates ... Read more...

Patient-centered communication to assess and enhance patient adherence to glaucoma medication.

30 Oct 2009 TOPIC: Using an understanding of a patient's difficulty in revealing nonadherence and patient-centered communication skills to identify and address barriers to adherence to glaucoma medication regimens. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: In addition to cost and ... Read more...

Emergence from minimally conscious state: insights from evaluation of posttraumatic confusion.

4 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Guidelines for defining the minimally conscious state (MCS) specify behaviors that characterize emergence, including "reliable and consistent" functional communication (accurate yes/no responding). Guidelines were developed by consensus ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Communication'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Supporting children of parents who are dying. 29 Nov 2009
• Perspective of the patient and family: the TCAB approach is visible to and appreciated by patients. Interview by Laurie Lewis. 30 Oct 2009
• Physicians embrace TCAB, too. Interview by Laurie Lewis. 30 Oct 2009
• Resident orientation: nurses create a program to improve care coordination. 30 Oct 2009
• Improving communication among nurses, patients, and physicians. 30 Oct 2009
• Improving communication with bedside video rounding. 30 Oct 2009
• Risk interpretation, perception, and communication. 30 Oct 2009
• Patient-centered communication to assess and enhance patient adherence to glaucoma medication. 30 Oct 2009
• Medical oncologists' experience in attending a funeral and communicating condolences. 24 Oct 2009
• Going off-label without venturing off-course: evidence and ethical off-label prescribing. 24 Oct 2009
• Emergence from minimally conscious state: insights from evaluation of posttraumatic confusion. 4 Oct 2009
• Be sure to get the results of your medical tests. 29 Sep 2009
• Hospital strategies to engage physicians in quality improvement. 29 Sep 2009
• Managing medical errors. 29 Sep 2009
• Three-dimensional treatment planning of orthognathic surgery in the era of virtual imaging. 29 Sep 2009
• London's hottest new attraction is... scientists at work. 29 Sep 2009
• Improvements in disaster planning and directions for nursing management. 29 Sep 2009
• End-of-life communication: ethnic differences between Korean American and non-Hispanic White older adults. 29 Sep 2009
• Risky business. 28 Sep 2009
• The prenatal visit. 26 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Communication'

Definition: The exchange or transmission of ideas, attitudes, or beliefs between individuals or groups.

Descriptor UI: D003142

Alternative terms: Communication; Personal Communication; Communication, Personal; Communications Personnel; Personnel, Communications; Communication Programs; Communication Program; Program, Communication; Programs, Communication; Misinformation;

Allowable Qualifiers: history;

Tree Number: F01.145.209; L01.143;

Technical Notes: includes personal & technological communication; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION is also available