Relationship between the communication skill of nurse - patient with patient safety in the critical care units

Background and aim: Focus on patient safety in intensive care units is a major issue, and one of the most important factors related to patient safety is communication skills of the nurse – patient. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the communication skill of nurse - patient with...

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Main Authors: Masumeh Hemmati, Mehri Sheikhbaglu, Rahim Baghaie
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences 2014-06-01
Series:Majallah-i Bālīnī-i Parastārī va Māmāyī
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Online Access:http://jcnm.skums.ac.ir/article-1-72-en.html
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author Masumeh Hemmati
Mehri Sheikhbaglu
Rahim Baghaie
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description Background and aim: Focus on patient safety in intensive care units is a major issue, and one of the most important factors related to patient safety is communication skills of the nurse – patient. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the communication skill of nurse - patient with patient safety in the critical care units of Urmia based on nurses point of view. Methods: In correlational descriptive study, 167 nurses working in intensive care unit educational and non-educational hospitals of Urmia, participated with census sampling method. Data were gathered using valid and reliable questionnaires including communication skills of the nurse-patient and patient safety and was evaluated communication skills of the nurse-patient and patient safety. Results: The majority nurses working in educational and non-educational hospitals, respectively (97.5, 97.8) evaluated their communication skills in good level. The majority nurses working in educational and non-educational hospitals, respectively (87.6, 84.8) evaluated patient safety in good level. The study results showed that there is statistically a significant relationship between communication skills of the nurse-patient and patient safety (P>0.001). Conclusion: Regarding to the result of this study, nurses can use suitable communication skills with patients that hospitalized in intensive care unit to maintain and promote patient safety.
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spelling doaj.art-c301826434d4404482a02774f51180b32022-12-21T22:02:17ZfasShahrekord University of Medical SciencesMajallah-i Bālīnī-i Parastārī va Māmāyī2322-47032345-68842014-06-01327784Relationship between the communication skill of nurse - patient with patient safety in the critical care unitsMasumeh Hemmati0Mehri Sheikhbaglu1Rahim Baghaie2 Uremia University of Medical Sciences Uremia University of Medical Sciences Uremia University of Medical Sciences Background and aim: Focus on patient safety in intensive care units is a major issue, and one of the most important factors related to patient safety is communication skills of the nurse – patient. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the communication skill of nurse - patient with patient safety in the critical care units of Urmia based on nurses point of view. Methods: In correlational descriptive study, 167 nurses working in intensive care unit educational and non-educational hospitals of Urmia, participated with census sampling method. Data were gathered using valid and reliable questionnaires including communication skills of the nurse-patient and patient safety and was evaluated communication skills of the nurse-patient and patient safety. Results: The majority nurses working in educational and non-educational hospitals, respectively (97.5, 97.8) evaluated their communication skills in good level. The majority nurses working in educational and non-educational hospitals, respectively (87.6, 84.8) evaluated patient safety in good level. The study results showed that there is statistically a significant relationship between communication skills of the nurse-patient and patient safety (P>0.001). Conclusion: Regarding to the result of this study, nurses can use suitable communication skills with patients that hospitalized in intensive care unit to maintain and promote patient safety.http://jcnm.skums.ac.ir/article-1-72-en.htmlcommunication skillsintensive care unitcommunication nurse-patientpatient safety
spellingShingle Masumeh Hemmati
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Rahim Baghaie
Relationship between the communication skill of nurse - patient with patient safety in the critical care units
Majallah-i Bālīnī-i Parastārī va Māmāyī
communication skills
intensive care unit
communication nurse-patient
patient safety
title Relationship between the communication skill of nurse - patient with patient safety in the critical care units
title_full Relationship between the communication skill of nurse - patient with patient safety in the critical care units
title_fullStr Relationship between the communication skill of nurse - patient with patient safety in the critical care units
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between the communication skill of nurse - patient with patient safety in the critical care units
title_short Relationship between the communication skill of nurse - patient with patient safety in the critical care units
title_sort relationship between the communication skill of nurse patient with patient safety in the critical care units
topic communication skills
intensive care unit
communication nurse-patient
patient safety
url http://jcnm.skums.ac.ir/article-1-72-en.html
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