Bruk av video=kommunikasjonsteknologi i hverdags- og/eller telerehabilitering

Abstract

Background: Patients hospitalised in acute care settings are vulnerable and may experience not being confirmed as a person. If the nurses possess good communication skills, that might have a great significance forthe patients. Communication courses have been shown to enhance health care professionals' communication skills, when simulation based learning has been applied. Objective: To describe how nurses in a postoperative care department evaluated a simulation based communication course. Method: We developed a simulation based communication course consisting of a theoretical lecture about a confirming communication model and simulation. A survey was conducted 6 months afterthe course. Results: 49 nurses attended the course and 40 responded to the questionnaire. 53 percent reported that the simulation improved their comprehension about howto use the model. 33 percent reported their communication skills improved afterthe course. Conclusion: The study indicates that simulation improved the comprehension about how to use the communication model.