title: Patient assessment. Conducting an effective interview.
abstract: The patient interview is a complex process that requires the interviewer to have a high degree of skill. By improving interviewing skills, nurses can become more adept at obtaining valid information from patients. With the knowledge they obtain from successful interviews, nurses can continue to plan and implement the care each patient requires.
authors.affiliation: Veterans' Administration Hospital, Phoenix.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Haselfeld
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003463:Cues; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D007697:Kinesics; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012650:Self Disclosure