An Interprofessional Communication Training Program to Improve Nurses' Ability to Communicate With Stroke Patients With Communication Disorders.

CONCLUSION: Nurses' attitudes toward and knowledge about communication strategies improved, which enhances their ability to care for stroke patients with communication disorders. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Interdisciplinary workshops and speech language pathologist support appear beneficial to nurses working with patients with communication disorders. PMID: 30395560 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30395560?dopt=Abstract

Source: Rehabilitation Nursing - November 1, 2018 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Chu CH, Sorin-Peters R, Sidani S, De La Huerta B, McGilton KS Tags: Rehabil Nurs Source Type: research