title: Tough questions: recognize and resolve communication breakdown.
abstract: This column discusses six tools for recognizing and resolving communication breakdown.
authors.affiliation: Kowalski & Associates, Larkspur, Colorado, USA.
authors.forename: Karren
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kowalski
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003144:Communication Barriers; D004644:Emotions; D004645:Empathy; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D012647:Self-Assessment; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology