Nurses’ communication skills: an evaluation of the impact of solution‐focused communication training

Bowles, Nick; Mackintosh, Carolyn; Torn, Alison

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01979.x

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“…Sundman (1997) found that SFBT training resulted in increases in positive statements, greater focus on goals and more shared views between clients and social workers. Bowles et al (2001) found improvements in nurses' willingness to communicate with troubled individuals, increased feelings of adequacy and decreased levels of stress.…”

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First session solution‐focused brief therapy with families who have a child with severe intellectual disabilities: mothers' experiences and views

Lloyd¹,

Dallos

2008

Journal of Family Therapy

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This exploratory paper aimed to shed light on the experience of first session solution‐focused brief therapy (SFBT) for families who have a child with intellectual disabilities (ID). The therapist interviewed the participants, all mothers, two weeks after their initial session. The Helpful Aspects of Therapy Questionnaire (Llewelyn, 1988) was used with structured recall (Elliot and Shapiro, 1988), a procedure in which participants listen to excerpts from their therapeutic sessions identified by them as helpful or unhelpful. Interview transcripts were analysed by the therapist using interpretive phenomenological analysis (Smith, 2003). Three superordinate themes emerged from the interviews: (1) SFBT brought to mind the idea of ‘making the best of it’. (2) Examination of wishful thinking. (3) Therapeutic relationship. In addition, self‐efficacy recurred as a sub‐theme throughout. The ‘miracle question’ was perceived as irrelevant by the mothers and was the most frequently cited unhelpful event. It also seemed to be associated with shifts in wishful thinking. These mothers' experiences suggest that SFBT is a useful structure for first sessions particularly as it seems to build a useful therapeutic relationship, highlights self‐efficacy and may encourage helpful coping styles.

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First session solution‐focused brief therapy with families who have a child with severe intellectual disabilities: mothers' experiences and views

Lloyd¹,

Dallos

2008

Journal of Family Therapy

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“…In the traditional procurement process, project teams are formed on an ad-hoc basis. Gorse and Emmitt (2007) found that 'work environment' and 'working relationship' among project teams has an influence on the effectiveness of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 (Goodwin, 1993;Bowles et al, 2001;Stein et al, 2005).…”

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Nigeria’s construction industry: barriers to effective communication

Ejohwomu

Oshodi

Lam

2017

ECAM

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Practical implications -The results provide information on barriers which needs to be addressed in order to improve communication in construction projects in Nigeria. There is a need to conduct post-completion reviews of construction projects so that project team members can learn and share knowledge on past experiences. Although the present study was conducted in the Nigerian context, it is envisaged that the research outcome will be widely applicable to other developing countries. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 INTRODUCTIONPoor performance of construction projects remain a major problem in both developing and developed countries (Flyvbjerg et al., 2003). Almost every publication in the field of construction management reiterates this concern. Although Toor and Ogunlana (2010) have suggested the need to use other metrics (such as safety, stakeholder satisfaction, etc.) to evaluate performance of construction projects; cost, time and quality largely remains the most popular performance indicators. Despite the existence of several studies addressing poor performance of construction projects Ramanathan et al., 2012), it is evident that this remains a re-occurring problem. Empirical evidence from a previous study suggests that ineffective communication among stakeholders is a significant factor responsible for poor performance of construction projects (Atkinson, 2002;Ng et al., 2004). In a similar vein, Meng 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 The remainder of this report is structured into four sections. First, a review of literature, attribution theory and theoretical framework is presented in the next section. The underlying science that guides the choice of research method and the procedures of conducting the study is explained in the research methods section. This is preceded by data analysis in section three and findings of cross-sectional survey on communication practices in section four. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 r i n g , C o n s t r u c t i o n a n d A r c h i t e c t u r a l M a n a g methods. It was found that project type, project briefing and time are major factors that reduce the effectiveness of communication in construction projects. Similarly, Pietrofort...

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“…[4] It has been emphasized as an essential principle of nursing and multi-professional care. [5] Pejmankhah et al (2008) stated that appropriate communication improved patients' health consequences, reduced medical errors and probable litigations. It has been reported that the cause for most court cases against healthcare professionals was communication failure.…”

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The relationship between physicians and nurses in hospitals affiliated with Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Mahmoodi

Tahrekhani²

2017

JNEP

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Introduction: The establishment of a healthy relationship between healthcare professionals is required for resolving healthcare issues. The professional relationship between physicians and nurses are quite decisive and vital factor for patient care. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the quality of relationship between physicians and nurses in hospitals affiliated with Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Methods: In this descriptive-analytic study, a cross-sectional method was used. Nurses working in hospitals affiliated with Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran were selected randomly. A demographic data and a 32-item questionnaire related to the professional relationship between physicians and nurses were used for data collection. Of 160 nursing staff 96 nurses returned the questionnaire. Descriptive and analytical statistics were used for data analysis via the SPSS software. Results: About 75.8% of the nurses were female and 76.8% held a bachelor's degree. Also, 86.4% of them had rotational shift works. Many of them (66.2%) held below 15 years of work experience and 59.5% received no reward to make a relationship with physicians. Moreover, 76.8% of the samples mentioned that non-existence of fixed work shifts and extra shifts created stressful and tedious conditions leading to ineffective nurse-physician relationships. Conclusions: There were major shortcomings within nurse-physician relationships. Hence, the promotion of physicians' knowledge on nurses' career and nurses' welfare is required for advancing professional relationships between nurses and physicians.

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Nurses’ communication skills: an evaluation of the impact of solution‐focused communication training

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Cited by 144 publications

References 23 publications

First session solution‐focused brief therapy with families who have a child with severe intellectual disabilities: mothers' experiences and views

First session solution‐focused brief therapy with families who have a child with severe intellectual disabilities: mothers' experiences and views

Nigeria’s construction industry: barriers to effective communication

The relationship between physicians and nurses in hospitals affiliated with Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

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