title: Communication--a theatre art.
abstract: The art of communication is not easy. We communicate with patients by speech, writing, illustrations, gesture, touch and smell, sometimes singly, sometimes all at the same time. The firmness of a handshake carries meaning as clearly as words, in the same way that a smile radiates confidence and friendliness. Good communication carries its own reward: the trust of a patient.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Woods
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000379:methods*