Abstract

Effective nurse communication correlates with favorable patient experiences and outcomes. Communication training programs are insufficient, although they do improve nurses' communication skills. The purpose of this quantitative, pretest-posttest quasiexperimental study was to examine the impact of a communication training intervention on nurses' perceptions of verbal and nonverbal skills, patient satisfaction with nurses' communication, and the overall rating of the hospital. The Nurse Self-report Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Skills Survey (NSVNCSS) was the tool employed to collect data from 103 nurses to investigate the changes in nurses' perception of their own verbal and nonverbal scores from pretest to posttest.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10606592; ProQuest document ID: 1943998867. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Edna Trepanier, PhD, MBA, RN, CCRN

Sigma Membership

Theta Tau

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Quasi-Experimental Study, Other

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Communication Skills, Patient Care, Verbal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Nurse-Patient Relationship

Advisor

Tricia Jenkins

Second Advisor

Tracy Barton

Third Advisor

William Sunday

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of Phoenix

Degree Year

2017

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-11-02

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