title: Straight talk.
abstract: Straight talk is a style of communication aimed at solving problems--without blaming, defending, bickering, or backbiting. Instead it uses assertiveness, openness, honesty, and collaboration to get the job done. Straight talk is built on the following skills.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Long Beach (CA) Memorial Medical Center.
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Plowman
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D013060:Speech