Nursing the patient with severe communication impairment

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 827-835

  Hemsley, Bronwyn ^a   Sigafoos, Jeff ^b   Balandin, Susan ^c   Forbes, Ralph ^d   Taylor, Christine ^d   Green, Vanessa A ^a   Parmenter, Trevor ^e  

^a Ctr for Devmtl Disability Studies   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL REHABILITATION CENTRE SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication; Barriers to effective communication; Communication strategies; Developmental and acquired disability; Hospital care; Nurse patient communication; Severe communication impairment; Structured interviews

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING RESEARCH;

EID: 0035461429     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01920.x     Document Type: Article

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