Abstract
A three-phase national survey (N = 101) of the teaching of interpersonal skills (IPS) to nurse practitioner students revealed that: at least 78% have IPS courses; psychosocial history-taking is the most frequently emphasized skill; academic nonphysician clinicians are the predominant IPS teachers; live lectures, readings, and live simulations are the primary teaching methods; and indirect assessment is the most frequently used evaluation method. Prerecorded videotapes are used much more commonly than is video playback. The relative emphasis on the teaching of selected IPS and the methods used for teaching and evaluating IPS raise serious questions that warrant further assessment.
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