Mental Health Nursing Communication

Published Dec 19, 2007

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Has anyone taken Mental Health Nursing yet? Can anyone direct me a website or book about good communication in Mental Health nursing? Thanks

Erica

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

Dec 19, 2007

what you are looking for is information on therapeutic communication techniques. here are links to slide show and powerpoint tutorials on this:

http://www2.nemcc.edu/rlansdell/web/communication%20test-taking%20strategies_files/frame.htm - a really nice slide show on therapeutic communication. includes techniques, scenarios and blocks to communication.http://www.childbirths.com/euniversity/therapuetic.htm - therapeutic communication. a discussion about therapeutic communication that includes a nice listing of examples of appropriate open-ended responses to make to patients to get them to talk.
http://faculty.mc3.edu/rbenfiel/nur109/nur109communication/sld001.htm - communication. a slide show (18 slides)
http://www.education4skills.com/thecom/contents.html - therapeutic communication skills tutorial
http://monsoon.he.net/~eri/realaudio/therapeutic/thera.htm - a lecture series on therapeutic communication and the nursing process on cds that you can access at this website from education resources, inc. you need a real player to view the video.