[Improving communication by adopting a positive relational attitude]

Jocelyne Maas1, Nadine Medous1, Manon Queralt1

  • 1Centre hospitalier Allée Marie Clarac, 32008 Auch, France.

Revue De L'Infirmiere
|April 4, 2018
PubMed

In their daily practice caregivers are in constant communication with patients and families. However, as they deliver the care, are teams always mindful of the issues at stake with regard to the comments they make and the attitudes they adopt? Is the professional language always adapted to the situation? This article attempts to offer solutions by explaining the principles of hypnotic communication which facilitates relationships, including with the teams.

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