Communication Skills Training For Emergency Nurses

Ak, Mehmet; Cinar, Orhan; Sutcigil, Levent; Congologlu, Emel Dovyap; Haciomeroglu, Bikem; Canbaz, Hayri; Yaprak, Hulya; Jay, Loni; Ozmenler, Kamil Nahit

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Communication Skills Training For Emergency Nurses

Mehmet Ak^{1 ✉}, Orhan Cinar², Levent Sutcigil¹, Emel Dovyap Congologlu¹, Bikem Haciomeroglu¹, Hayri Canbaz², Hulya Yaprak², Loni Jay³, Kamil Nahit Ozmenler²

1. Department of Psychiatry, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, GATA Psikiyatri AD.06018 Etlik, Ankara, Turkey
2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, GATA Psikiyatri AD.06018 Etlik, Ankara, Turkey
3. The University of Utah School of Medicine, Utah, USA.

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Ak M, Cinar O, Sutcigil L, Congologlu ED, Haciomeroglu B, Canbaz H, Yaprak H, Jay L, Ozmenler KN. Communication Skills Training For Emergency Nurses. Int J Med Sci 2011; 8(5):397-401. doi:10.7150/ijms.8.397. https://www.medsci.org/v08p0397.htm

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Objective: To determine the effects of a communication skills training program on emergency nurses and patient satisfaction.

Methods: Sixteen emergency nurses attended a 6-week psychoeducation program that was intended to improve their communication skills. The first 3 sessions of the psychoeducation program consisted of theoretical education on empathy and communication. Other sessions covered awareness, active communication, and empathic skills on a cognitive behavioral basis using discussion, role play, and homework within an interactive group. The effects of the program were assessed using a communication skills scale, empathy scale, and patient satisfaction survey and were reflected by the reduction in the number of undesirable events between nurses and patients in the emergency department.

Results: The mean communication skill score (177.8±20) increased to 198.8±15 after training (p=0.001). Empathy score also increased from 25.7±7 to 32.6±6 (p=0.001). The patient satisfaction survey of 429 patients demonstrated increased scores on confidence in the nurses (76.4±11.2 to 84.6±8.3; p=0.01); the nurse's respect, kindness, and thoughtfulness (72.2± 8.1 to 82.1 ± 6,5; p=0.01); individualized attention (71.3± 6.2 to 73.2 ± 9.8; p=0.2); devotion of adequate time to listening (84.6± 9.3 to 89.8 ± 7.6; p=0.03); and counseling and information delivery (71.1± 10.2 to 80.2 ± 9.7; p=0.01). The number of undesirable events and complaints during nurse-patient interactions decreased 66 % from 6 to 2.

Conclusion: “Communication Skills Training” can improve emergency nurses' communication and empathy skills with a corresponding increase in patient satisfaction and reduction of the undesirable events and complaints during nurse-patient interactions.

Keywords: Communication Skills, Training, Nurses, Emergency

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Ak, M., Cinar, O., Sutcigil, L., Congologlu, E.D., Haciomeroglu, B., Canbaz, H., Yaprak, H., Jay, L., Ozmenler, K.N. (2011). Communication Skills Training For Emergency Nurses. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 8(5), 397-401. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.8.397.

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Ak, M.; Cinar, O.; Sutcigil, L.; Congologlu, E.D.; Haciomeroglu, B.; Canbaz, H.; Yaprak, H.; Jay, L.; Ozmenler, K.N. Communication Skills Training For Emergency Nurses. Int. J. Med. Sci. 2011, 8 (5), 397-401. DOI: 10.7150/ijms.8.397.

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Ak M, Cinar O, Sutcigil L, Congologlu ED, Haciomeroglu B, Canbaz H, Yaprak H, Jay L, Ozmenler KN. 2011. Communication Skills Training For Emergency Nurses. Int J Med Sci. 8(5):397-401.

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