A systematic review of the effectiveness of nurse communication with patients with complex communication needs with a focus on the use of augmentative and alternative communication

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 2102-2115

  Finke, Erinn H ^a   Light, Janice ^a   Kitko, Lisa ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication; Complex communication; Nurses; Nursing; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION AID; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 47349104385     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02373.x     Document Type: Review

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