Staff Members - Benha University
Effect of the planned therapeutic communication program on therapeutic communication skills of pediatric nurses
Journal of Nursing Education and Practice • 2015
Publication Information
Authors
Jaklein R. Younis 1, Sohair M. Mabrouk1, Fawzia F. Kamal2
Keywords
Therapeutic communication, Pediatric nurse, Skills
Journal
Journal of Nursing Education and Practice
Publisher
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Volume
5
Issue
8
Pages
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publication.type
International
Paper Link
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Supplementary Materials
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Abstract
Therapeutic communication is the basis of interactive relationships among health team and their patients: that
affords opportunities to establish rapport, understand the client’s experience, formulate individualized or client interventions
and optimize health care resources. Aim: this study was carried out to assess the effect of a planned therapeutic communication
program on therapeutic communication skills of pediatric nurses.
Methods: Setting: the study was carried out at Shebin El kom and Benha University hospitals. Research design: a quasi
experimental research design was utilized. Sample: all staff nurses (132) who are working at the previously mentioned settings
were included. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection. Tool one: a therapeutic communication questionnaire: consisting of
two parts: (a) Socio-demographic structured questionnaire to obtain demographic data of the studied sample and (b) a structured
therapeutic communication knowledge questionnaire to assess nurses’ knowledge pre and post therapeutic communication
program. Tool two is a five points Likert-scale structured check list used to assess the degree of improvement in pediatric nurses’
skills and practice of therapeutic communication.
Results: The results of this study showed a positive statistical significant correlation between total knowledge score and total
practice score of nurses’ therapeutic communication skills at each measurement time (pre: r = 0.52, p < .00; post r = 0.53, p <
.001). Also, a highly statistical significant improvement in pediatric nurses’ knowledge, practice and skills regarding therapeutic
communication was found p < .001.
Conclusions: It was concluded that pediatric nurses had significant improvement in their knowledge and skills regarding
therapeutic communication with their hospitalized child patients after utilization of a planned therapeutic communication program.
Recommendation: Continuously implement advanced therapeutic communication programs for pediatric nurses to enhance safe
and healthy interactions, foster trust and improve recovery of their hospitalized children.
affords opportunities to establish rapport, understand the client’s experience, formulate individualized or client interventions
and optimize health care resources. Aim: this study was carried out to assess the effect of a planned therapeutic communication
program on therapeutic communication skills of pediatric nurses.
Methods: Setting: the study was carried out at Shebin El kom and Benha University hospitals. Research design: a quasi
experimental research design was utilized. Sample: all staff nurses (132) who are working at the previously mentioned settings
were included. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection. Tool one: a therapeutic communication questionnaire: consisting of
two parts: (a) Socio-demographic structured questionnaire to obtain demographic data of the studied sample and (b) a structured
therapeutic communication knowledge questionnaire to assess nurses’ knowledge pre and post therapeutic communication
program. Tool two is a five points Likert-scale structured check list used to assess the degree of improvement in pediatric nurses’
skills and practice of therapeutic communication.
Results: The results of this study showed a positive statistical significant correlation between total knowledge score and total
practice score of nurses’ therapeutic communication skills at each measurement time (pre: r = 0.52, p < .00; post r = 0.53, p <
.001). Also, a highly statistical significant improvement in pediatric nurses’ knowledge, practice and skills regarding therapeutic
communication was found p < .001.
Conclusions: It was concluded that pediatric nurses had significant improvement in their knowledge and skills regarding
therapeutic communication with their hospitalized child patients after utilization of a planned therapeutic communication program.
Recommendation: Continuously implement advanced therapeutic communication programs for pediatric nurses to enhance safe
and healthy interactions, foster trust and improve recovery of their hospitalized children.