Evaluation of a multiple component intervention to support the implementation of a 'Therapeutic Relationships' best practice guideline on nurses' communication skills

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 3-11

  Edwards, Nancy ^a   Peterson, Wendy E ^a   Davies, Barbara L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Best practice guideline; Communication skills; Evaluation; Nurse; Nurse client relations; Therapeutic relationship

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LISTENING; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; CANADA; COMMUNICATION SKILL; EMPATHY; EVALUATION; HEARING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTERED NURSE; THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ONTARIO; POSTNATAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 33748288335     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2006.07.008     Document Type: Article

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