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Publication details [#59104]

Defibaugh, Staci. 2014. Solidarity and alignment in nurse practitioner–patient interactions. Discourse & Communication 8 (3) : 260–277.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

doctor-patient conversation | health | medical language | social distance | solidarity

Place, Publisher

SAGE Publications

Annotation

This paper centers on the negotiation of solidarity in nurse practitioner (NP)-patient interactions during medical visits, by reducing social distance. This diverges from the norm set by medical doctor (MD)-patient interactions.