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Conducting sensitive patient interviews.

Bob Price
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Nurses are frequently engaged in the process of sensitive interviewing, whether taking a health history, dealing with a complaint or exploring a problem with a patient. This article explains key principles in the conduct of sensitive interviewing and highlights the use of a laddered question framework that can be used to manage necessary intrusion into the patient's situation and promote understanding.

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Bob Price. Conducting sensitive patient interviews.. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2004.06.18.38.45.c3623

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