Innovative approach to teaching communication skills to nursing students

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 65-71

  Zavertnik, Jean Ellen ^a   Huff, Tanya A ^a   Munro, Cindy L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951141926     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20090918-06     Document Type: Article

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