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Build your skills in communication with a scientific, competency-based approach! <i><b>Essentials of Nursing Communication</b></i> helps you gain communication knowledge and develop observable communication skills/behaviors in nursing. This text goes beyond an anecdotal, &ldquo;soft skills&rdquo; approach to communication. It integrates the COMFORT model with the concepts and domains of the 2021 <i>AACN Essentials</i>, covering key topics like professionalism, DEI, and person-centered care. Standards and learning objectives for undergraduate nurse communication training are scaffolded across chapters, implementing the gold-standard approach to competency-based learning to help you communicate effectively in today&rsquo;s nursing practice.<ul><li><b>The four concepts in the 2021 <i>AACN Essentials</i> </b>are integrated throughout the text, covering communication, clinical judgment, compassionate care, and diversity/equity/inclusion; the 10 domains are also included</li><li><b><i>Essentials Spotlight</i></b> <b>graphics</b> depict the junction of the <i>Essentials</i> domains with communication science and related skills</li><li><b>The COMFORT model </b>— a model created, researched, and applied by the authors —<b> </b>focuses on nurse communication in healthcare, with this acronym standing for: Connect, Options, Making meaning, Family caregivers, Openings, Relating, and Team</li><li><b><i>Theory at Work</i></b><b> </b>directly applies theory to communication dynamics and challenges in actual nursing contexts</li><li><b><i>Communicate with COMFORT</i></b><b> </b>integrates the COMFORT model into chapters across the text, linking communication science to the clinical communication practices of the nurse</li><li><b><i>Communication Matters Across the Four Spheres of Care </i></b>describes nursing communication in these four areas: Wellness and Disease Prevention, Chronic Disease Care, Regenerative/Restorative Care, and Hospice/Palliative Care</li><li><b><i>Nurse Forwar