ABSTRACT
Objective
To evaluate the social skills necessary for communication in humanized nursing care.
Method
Study with quantitative, descriptive and transversal approach carried out from November 2018 to January 2019 in a public hospital in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Data collection was carried out with 30 hospitalized patients and 30 inpatient nurses using three instruments: “CECOP” (acronym in Spanish for Nurse Communication Behavior observed by patients); “ACEP” (acronym in Spanish for Self-assessment on the nurses’ form of communication with their patients); and Evaluation of Humanized Care Knowledge, analyzed with descriptive statistics.
Results
60% of the nurses obtained an average level for empathy and communication, and 63.3% of patients perceive high level. When assessing respect, understanding and kindness on the analogous scales, it was found that the average classification ranged from 8.73 to 9.03 on a scale of 0 to 10. The 97.4% of patients wish to be understood and treated. In knowledge, 67% of nurses obtained a low level.
Conclusions and Implications for practice
The study identified the necessary social skills that the nursing professional needs to strengthen an effective communication. The results are a key piece to design the socio-educational intervention.
Keywords:
Communication; Nursing Education; Humanization of Care