Nurse practitioners' communication styles and their impact on patient outcomes: An integrated literature review

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 382-388

  Charlton, Cody R ^a   Dearing, Karen S ^b   Berry, Judith A ^b   Johnson, Mary Jayne ^c  

^a State of Utah ^*  (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Nurse practitioner; Outcomes; Patient centered; Styles

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION DISORDER; HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 47349131714     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2008.00336.x     Document Type: Review

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