Essentials of Nursing Communication, 1e

Joy V. Goldsmith, Elaine Wittenberg, Chiahui Chen, Maryjo Prince-Paul
Elsevier
302 pages
ISBN: 9780443235153
February 2026

Build your skills in communication with a scientific, competency-based approach! Essentials of Nursing Communication helps you gain communication knowledge and develop observable communication skills/behaviors in nursing. This text goes beyond an anecdotal, “soft skills” approach to communication. It integrates the COMFORT model with the concepts and domains of the 2021 AACN Essentials , 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’s nursing practice.