The Effects of Action-Learning based Simulation Practice Program on Interpersonal Communication Competence and Problem Solving Ability of the Nursing Students / 의료커뮤니케이션

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a action-learning based simulation practice program on nursing students' interpersonal communication competence and problem solving ability.METHOD: The action-learning based simulation practice program was developed by using the ADDIE mode. A single group pre-post test and time series design was used. Data was collected from senior in nursing university. 89 students participated in pretest group and 116 students participated in posttest group.RESULTS: Interpersonal communication competence and problem solving ability were significantly higher in posttest group than pretest group.CONCLUSION: Action-learning based simulation practice program is an effective teaching strategy to enhance communication competence and problem solving ability.

Effects of Emotional Intelligence and Nursing Working Environment on Nursing Performance of Nurses Caring for Cancer Patients in Small and Medium Hospitals: The Mediating Effect of Communication Competence

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the effects of emotional intelligence and working environment on nursing performance of nurses caring for cancer patients in small and medium hospitals were mediated by communication competence.METHODS: The data was collected between Aug. 1 and Aug. 30, 2018 from 240 nurses caring for cancer patients from 11 small and medium hospitals in B city. Variables included in this study were the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS), the Practice Environment Scale of Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI), the Global Interpersonal Communication Competence (GICC), and nursing performance. The collected data were analyzed by t-tests, ANOVA and Scheffe's test, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and 3 step multiple regression using SPSS/WIN 24.0 and the Sobel test.RESULTS: Communication competence, in the relationship between emotional intelligence and nursing working environment on nursing performance in nurses caring for cancer patients in small and medium hospitals, showed a partial mediating effect (Z=5.24, p < .001; Z=2.44, p=.001 respectively).CONCLUSION: The results of this study showed the effects of emotional intelligence and nursing working environment on nursing performance of nurses caring for cancer patients in small and medium hospitals were mediated by communication competence.

Application of the situation-background-assessment-recommendation communication mode in clinic communication competence of nurses / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To explore the effect of the situation-background-assessment-recommendation mode of SBAR communication on the clinic communication competence of nurses.Methods 20 obstetric nurses were selected for the study,the mode of SBAR communication was applied to the communication between doctors and nurses,nurses and nurses,nurses and patients.The clinic communication competence was investigated by the questionnaire of clinic communication competence before and after using the mode of SBAR communication.Results The scores of the clinic communication competence after using the mode of SBAR communication was (56.41±6.32),which was higher than that before the implementation,(48.15±5.26),there were statistically significant differences,P＜0.05.The scores of communication competence between doctors and nurses,between nurses and nurses,between nurses and patients were higher after implementation of SBAR compared with those before,(4.06±1.26)vs.(2.62±1.31),(4.05±1.41)vs.(3.59±1.46),(3.98±1.32) vs.(3.36±1.36),there were statistically significant differences in all of them,P＜ 0.05.Conclusions SBAR communication mode helps improve clinic communication competence of nurses,promote the establishment of harmonious team between doctors and nurses,ensure patients' safety and quality of care.

A Study on Interpersonal Relation Disposition, Critical Thinking Disposition, and Communication Competence in Undergraduate Students in Nursing / 정신간호학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify interpersonal relation disposition, critical thinking disposition, and communication competence in undergraduate students in nursing practicums. METHODS: Study participants were 170 junior and senior nursing students who were in a nursing practicum. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression with IBM SPSS statistics version 21. RESULTS: Dominant-ascendant (beta=.25, p=.011), sympathetic-acceptable (beta=.34, p<.001) and social-friendly (beta=.18, p=.024) of the interpersonal relation dispositions and Intellectual integrity (beta=.17, p=.027), open-mindedness (beta=.15, p=.024), Prudence (ss=.16, p=.016), and Inquisitiveness (beta=.21, p=.008) of the Critical thinking dispositions were identified as important predictors of communication competences. CONCLUSION: Considering the rapidly changing variation of dispositions according to generation, research on interpersonal relation disposition, critical thinking disposition, and communication competence through in-depth study with multi-faceted approaches should be continued.

The Relation between Interpersonal Attitude and Communication Competence of New Visiting Nurses in Community Health Center / 한국직업건강간호학회지

PURPOSE: This study was to identify the relations of interpersonal attitude and communication competence of new community health nurses. METHODS: The research design was a correlational study. The data were collected from 136 visiting nurses using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using independent t-test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression with the SPSS/WIN 20.0 program. RESULTS: The type of interpersonal attitude in subjects was I+U+ and the score of communication competence was 3.6. Among 15 sub-dimensions, the highest score was responsiveness and the lowest was assertiveness. There were no significant differences in communication competence by general characteristics. Factors influencing on communication competence in new visiting nurses were interpersonal attitude I+(I am OK) (beta=.34) and I-(I am not OK) (beta=-.28). CONCLUSION: Education program, stressing the self-awareness, is necessary to increase positive interpersonal attitude and communication competence for reemployment of community health nurses. Furthermore, in order to reinforce assertiveness, institutional support should be accompanied with the efforts of individual level.

Effects of Emotional Labor and Communication Competence on Turnover Intention in Nurses / 간호행정학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among turnover intention, emotional labor, and communication competence in nurses. METHODS: The participants for this study were 297 nurses from three general hospitals in two local cites in Korea. Data were collected by self-administered questionnaires from August 26 to September 10, 2013 and analyzed using descriptive statistics, One-way ANOVA, t-test, Pearson Correlation, Stepwise Multiple Regression with the SPSS/WIN 18.0 program. RESULTS: The average scores for turnover intention, emotional labor, and communication competence respectively, were 3.45, 3.08, and 3.44 out of 5. The novices recognized that their emotional labor and turnover intention were significantly higher, and their communication competence was lower than other nurses. Nurses' turnover intention had a positive relationship with their emotional labor, but no relationship with communication competence. Job satisfaction, frequency of emotional expression, and emotional dissonance had an effect on nurses' turnover intention. CONCLUSION: The results show that emotional labor and job satisfaction are very important factors affecting nurses' turnover intention. So, nurse managers should try to minimize nurses' emotional labor and maximize their job satisfaction by developing various human relationship educational and support programs and using them.

The relationship among critical thinking competence and clinical communication competence in higher vocational nursing students / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To examine the relationships between critical thinking competence and clinical communi-cation competence in higher vocational nursing students.Methods The Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory-Chinese Version (CTDI-CV)and the clinical communication competence scale of nursing students were adopted to investigate 1135 higher vocational nursing students from grade 2009 to 2011 in Zhangzhou Health Vocational College.Results The total score of critical thinking disposition was (278.54±25.98) points,the total score of the clinical communication competence disposition was(86.07±10.06)points in higher vocational nursing students.Correlation analysis showed that the higher vocational nursing students'critical thinking competence had significant positive relationship with the clinical communication competence.Conclusions The critical thinking competence affects the clinical communication competence of higher vocational nursing students,the result suggests that we can set about to build the positive critical thinking competence of higher vocational nursing students for their good clinical communication competence.

Building CPI Mode for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language:Orientation towards Strengthening Intercultural Communication Competence in a TCM University / 浙江中医药大学学报

[Aim]To create CPI mode of teaching Chinese as a foreign language in a TCM university. [Method]Based on conventional teaching, language partner and interculture communication class(mixing Chinese and international students) were introduced in CPI mode. The effect of this mode was ana-lyzed. [Result] By effectively promoting the cooperative learning between Chinese and international students, CPI mode could not only improve Chinese teaching effect, but also improve international students’ability on intercultural communication.[Conclusion] Based on its practice, CPI mode is believed as an effective way to improve teaching and study.

Influence of Interpersonal Attitude on Communication Competence in Care Workers for Frail Elderly / 한국직업건강간호학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the influence of interpersonal attitude (I+, I-, U+, U-) on communication competence in care workers for frail elderly. METHODS: This study was a cross-sectional survey. The data were collected from 153 care workers for frail elderly using a structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed using multiple regression with the SPSS/WIN 20.0 program. RESULTS: The interpersonal attitude style of subjects was I+U+, and the score of communication competence was 3.53. There were significant differences in interpersonal attitude (I+, I-), and communication competence depending on age, education level, experience of personality type test (yes). Factors influencing on communication competence in care workers were interpersonal attitude (I+, I-, U+) and experience of personality type test with R2 value of 48.5% (F=23.47 p<.001). The most influencing factor was I+ (beta=.36), followed by I- (beta=-.22), U+ (beta=.20), and experience of personality type test (yes) (beta=.16). CONCLUSION: It is needed to maintain the interpersonal attitude style (I+U+) of care workers. Continuing education program is needed for increasing communication competence especially for those fifties and over, and experienced care workers. Giving an opportunity for personality test is helpful to increase communication competence in care workers.

The Development and Evaluation of a New Educational Program, Introduction to Clinical Nursing, for Third Year Nursing Students / 기본간호학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a newly developed Introduction to Clinical Nursing (ICN) program on critical thinking skills, communication competence, self-efficacy, and clinical performance self-confidence in nursing students in their third year. METHODS: One group pre-test and post-test design was used with three data collection time points (pre-test, post-test1 and post-test2). Participants were 74 third year nursing students approaching their first clinical practicum. The new program included (a) simulated clinical encounters regarding situations of assessing hospitalized patents and caring for patients with oxygenation needs, (b) objective structured clinical examination of skills, (c) lectures, and (e) field trips. Data were analyzed using paired t-tests. RESULTS: After the ICN course, critical thinking skills(significant only between pretest and post-test2), communication competence, and clinical performance self-confidence improved significantly (p<.05). There was no improvement in the self-efficacy total score but there was significant improvement in the subscale, self-regulatory efficacy. CONCLUSIONS: The study results indicate that the ICN course may be effective in increasing critical thinking skills, communication competence, and clinical performance self-confidence in nursing students. However, the effect size was very small and modifications of this program should be considered to develop more cost-effective educational programs.

Cultivation of oral communication competence in English teaching in universities / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Cultivating stuedents’Englsih oral communication competence is one of the goals and tasks of college English teaching.Therefore teachers should create the student-centered communication settings to strengthen the students’training in spoken English both in and after class to enhance the students’spoken English and communication competence.