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Effectiveness of a Virtual Communication Laboratory in Enhancing Therapeutic Communication Skills in Nursing Students.
| Τίτλος: | Effectiveness of a Virtual Communication Laboratory in Enhancing Therapeutic Communication Skills in Nursing Students. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Yildirim N; Department of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bolu Abant İ zzet Baysal University, Bolu, Türkiye., Gürbüz A |
| Πηγή: | Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN [Comput Inform Nurs] 2026 Jul 01; Vol. 44 (7). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jul 01. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101141667 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1538-9774 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15382931 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Comput Inform Nurs Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Hagerstown, MD : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2002- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Students, Nursing*/psychology , Students, Nursing*/statistics & numerical data , Communication* , User-Computer Interface*, Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate/methods ; Humans ; Female ; Male ; Internet ; Adult ; Clinical Competence |
| Περίληψη: | This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based Virtual Communication Laboratory, which was developed to include informative content, interactive exercises, and animated practice videos, on nursing students' therapeutic and nontherapeutic communication skills. This quasi-experimental study was conducted with 39 fourth-year nursing students from a public university in Türkiye who were enrolled in a 14-week clinical mental health nursing internship. Students used the Virtual Communication Laboratory in the eighth week. The Therapeutic Communication Skills Scale for Nursing Students was administered in the 7th (pretest) and 14th (posttest) weeks. The scale assessed students' self-reported frequency of using specific communication techniques during clinical practice. Mean scores improved from 18.66 to 14.02 for Nontherapeutic Communication Skills, from 28.17 to 34.02 for Therapeutic Communication Skills I, and from 17.92 to 19.46 for Therapeutic Communication Skills II (all P <.001). Students rated the platform highly for ease of use and usefulness, and reported that it facilitated reflection and aligned with clinical scenarios. The Virtual Communication Laboratory offers a user-friendly and engaging learning experience that supports the development of therapeutic communication skills. Given the growing importance of blended learning environments, these findings suggest its potential as a valuable complementary tool in nursing education. (Copyright © 2025 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.) |
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| Grant Information: | 1919B012206619 Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Animation; Clinical practice; Nursing education; Therapeutic communication; Web-based platform |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20251226 Date Completed: 20260703 Latest Revision: 20260703 |
| Update Code: | 20260703 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/CIN.0000000000001413 |
| PMID: | 41450173 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1538-9774 |
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| DOI: | 10.1097/CIN.0000000000001413 |