Examining nursing students' communication skills development: A descriptive study | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 76, Volume 12, Issue 3, September 2021, Pages 1239-1254 PDF (535.58 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.194989 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ola El Sebai Badr; Yasmeen Mohamed Mohamed Shehata | ||
| Lecturer, Nursing Education, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Teaching communication in the nursing curricula is significant, both nursing students and educators value the communication skills competencies for quality of nursing care given to patients and clients. Moreover, nursing care expressed through interpersonal relationship should include all kinds of communication. Therefore, there is a need to evaluate the development of communication skills among nursing students. Objective: This study aims to examine the development of communication skills among nursing students. Setting: This study was carried out in Nursing Education Department at the Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University Subjects: The subjects of this study comprised all nursing students enrolled in health education course in the first semester of the academic year 2019- 2020. Tools: one tool was used by researchers; Development of Communication Skills Assessment Scale (CSAS). Results: It was found that development of communication skills related to the following aspects: role of nursing faculty members, students’ personal characteristics, theoretical knowledge about communication in health and nursing, individual characteristics of patients and the health-disease process, finally the profile of health team. It can be concluded that development of communication skills in nursing students depends heavily on several factors, some related to the role of nursing faculty members, while others, related to students’ personal characteristics, or individual characteristics of patients, and finally the profile of health teams, respectively. Recommendations: Educational workshops should be conducted to all nurse educators about communication skills development and interpersonal sciences. Also, teaching communication science as a mandatory course for all newly admitted nursing students. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Communication Skills development; and Nursing Students | ||
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