Communication Proplems Experienced by Nursing Students in Clinics

AbstractThe study was conducted with 249 nurse students in Trabzon Health School of KTU to determine the communication problems that were experienced in clinics. Data was gathered with a questionnaire which composed of 21 questions. In general, 76% of nurse students experienced communication problems in the clinics. These communication problems were experienced more in medical nursing course (53%), an training and research hospital of Health Ministry (46%) and with nurses in general units/wards (68%). These problems were experienced more with patients and physicians by female students, units’ nurses by junior students and lecturers by senior students (p