Survive placements and practice with this essential guide for all student nurses.

Providing words of wisdom and advice from real-life student nurses, Communication Skills for Nurses is a handy, portable, and fun introduction to the key communication and interpersonal skills you’ll need on placement and as a registered nurse.

Special features:

• Developed by students, for students
• Clear, straightforward, and jargon-free
• Explains how to use your interpersonal skills effectively, communicate with patients with specific conditions, and handle both criticisms and compliments
• Features tips and advice from real life nursing students
• Examples and questions based on real life nursing and healthcare situations

Claire Boyd is a Practice Development Trainer at North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK

Janet Dare is a Practice Development Teacher at North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK