Essentials of Nursing Communication - E-Book: Essentials of Nursing Communication - E-Book
Joy V. Goldsmith · Elaine Wittenberg · Chiahui (Kate) Chen · Maryjo Prince-Paul
Feb 2026 · Elsevier Health Sciences
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Essentials of Nursing Communication - E-Book
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Joy V. Goldsmith (Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 2004) is a Professor of Health Communication at the University of Memphis. Her research engages nurse communication training, health literacy, and family caregiver communication. CommunicateComfort.com, a long-time initiative of Dr. Goldsmith, serves to house and disseminate a range of research interventions and curriculum for healthcare providers. COMFORT training has occurred through nationally funded training courses as well as in healthcare systems, in addition to provider training programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Goldsmith is the co-author of seven books, with the last four published with Oxford University Press. She is a thought leader in nurse communication training and has developed training content for the 2021 AACN Essentials. Along with Dr. Wittenberg (co-author), she has developed Goals of Care in Oncology training program delivered through the Comfort Communication Project to large cancer hospitals.Elaine Wittenberg (Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 2004) worked with Dr. Goldsmith on the AACN workgroup for the Essentials and has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed articles on palliative care communication. She is co-author of six books pertaining to palliative care, family communication, and nursing, three of which have been awarded Book of the Year by the National Communication Association. Her research and teaching awards include the 2017 Applied Research Award from the International Communication Association, 2020 Lynn Payer Award for Outstanding Contribution to Theory, Practice, and Teaching of Health Communication from the Academy of communication in Healthcare, and the 2020 Bernard J. Brommel Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Family Communication from the National Communication Association.Maryjo Prince-Paul, PhD, MSN, RN, FPCN, is an experienced hospice and palliative care nurse. Throughout her 30-year career as a nurse and nurse educator, she has researched and promoted the importance of patient-centered communication and end-of-life care, serving as training faculty for End of-Life Nursing Education Consortium and COMFORT communication training programs. She regularly consults with law firms, non-profits, and agencies overseeing palliative care efforts, and currently serves on Ohio End of Life Options Health Care Coalition where she coordinates education initiatives for Ohio nurses. She regularly publishes articles and chapters addressing end-of-life dynamics, ethics, and communication between nurse and patient.
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