The SBAR communication technique: Teaching nursing students professional communication skills

Nurse Educator

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 176-180

  Thomas, Cynthia M ^a   Bertram, Evelyn ^b   Johnson, Doreen ^c  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Munster Community Hospital   (United States)

^c BALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CURRICULUM; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; ROLE PLAYING; SAFETY; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ABBREVIATIONS AS TOPIC; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; HUMANS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; ROLE PLAYING; SAFETY; STUDENTS, NURSING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68549085352     PISSN: 03633624     EISSN: 15389855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0b013e3181aaba54     Document Type: Article

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