Nurses' communication skills: An evaluation of the impact of solution-focused communication training

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 347-354

  Bowles, Nick ^a   Mackintosh, Carolyn ^a   Torn, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication skills; Conversation; Counselling; Education evaluation; Nursing; Solution focused brief therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MODEL; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-EVALUATION PROGRAMS;

EID: 0035512161     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01979.x     Document Type: Review

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