Professional communication competences of nurses - A review of current practice and educational problems

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 183-188

  Włoszczak Szubzda, Anna ^a,b   Jarosz, Miroslaw J ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^b Application of Quantitative Methods in Economics   (Poland)

Author keywords

Education; Interpersonal communication; Nursing; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; POLAND; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, NURSING; NURSES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84875633949     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: 18982263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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