Psychological Wellbeing and Communication Styles among Medical-Surgical Nursing Students

Abstract

The more psychologically healthy the nursing students are, the more likely they will be productive and successful in their academic and clinical training. Communication skills used in nursing to provide emotional support, information and feedback, giving hope to patients, and help them to cope with anxiety. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between psychological wellbeing and communication styles among Medical-surgical university student. A descriptive -correlation study was conducted on 174 nursing students who were enrolled in Medical- Surgical Nursing III at Medical- Surgical department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University. Three tools were used for collecting the data: Tool I: Socio-demographic characteristics structured questionnaire sheet, Tool II: Ryff’s Psychological Wellbeing (RPWB) scale and Tool III: Communication style questionnaire. Results of the present study revealed that combiner style of communication was significantly and positively correlated to positive relation dimension of psychological wellbeing. Accordingly, a training program to equip nursing students with communication skills is of paramount importance in helping students to promote their psychological wellbeing. Student nurses should be connected to an interactive web wellness portal with tools and resources for optimal psychological wellbeing.