Leveraging the vantage point - exploring nurses' perception of residents' communication skills: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Effective communication is key to a successful patient-doctor interaction and improved healthcare outcomes. However, communication skills training in residency is often subpar, leading to inadequate patient-physician communication. There is a dearth of studies exploring the observations of nurses - key members of healthcare teams with a special vantage point to observe the impact of residents' communication with patients. Thus, we aimed to gauge the perceptions of nurses regarding residents' communication skills expertise.

Methods

This study employed a sequential mixed-methods design, and was conducted at an academic medical center in South Asia. Quantitative data was collected via a REDCap survey using a structured validated questionnaire. Ordinal logistic regr

SUBMITTER: Rahim KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9985286 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature