Virtual patient simulation to improve nurses' relational skills in a continuing education context: a convergent mixed methods study

• Main Authors: Geneviève Rouleau (Author), Marie-Pierre Gagnon (Author), José Côté (Author), Lauralie Richard (Author), Gabrielle Chicoine (Author), Jérôme Pelletier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Effective provider-patient communication is crucial to the delivery of high-quality care. Communication roadblock such as righting reflex is widely observed among providers and can lead to relational disengagement. In previous work, nurses felt ill-equipped to communicate effecti...