Effect of the teaching method of Seminar and individual training on improving clinical communication ability of nursing students

Abstract

Objective To study the effect of teaching method of Seminar and individual training on improving clinical communication ability of nursing students .Methods A total of 71 nursing students were selected and randomly divided into the intervention group （ n =35 ） and the control group （ n =36 ） .The intervention group received the communication training by the teaching method of Seminar and individual training , while the control group received the routine communication training .Before and after the intervention , clinical communication ability of nursing students was measured , and the situation of teaching feedback was investigated in the intervention group .Results Before the intervention, the scores of clinical communication ability were （71.66 ± 6.44） in the intervention group and （71.24 ±6.34） in the control group.There was no statistically significant difference between the intervention group and the control group （t=-0.387, P〉0.05）.After the intervention, the scores of communication ability were （88.18 ±4.57） in the intervention group and （72.67 ±5.89） in the control group.There was a statistically significant difference between two groups （t=11.382, P〈0.05）.Except for the dimensions of verifying patients ’ questions and giving effective information , the scores of other dimensions in the intervention group were significantly higher than those in the control group （P〈0.05）.And the satisfaction to the teaching method of the intervention group was 94.29%.Conclusions The teaching method of Seminar and individual training can fully mobilize the study enthusiasm of nursing students , and provide targeted training for nursing students, which can effectively improve the clinical communication ability of nursing students . Key words: Students,nursing; Clinical communication ability; Teaching method of Seminar; Individual training