Mindfulness directly effects on communication skills. nurses that allow being truly present in this moment with curiosity, kindness, and compassion, listening with an open mind, and nonjudgmental heart to the other person. Speak skillfully, generally avoiding lying and harsh language and increase effectiveness skills. The aim of the study was to examine the relation between mindfulness and communication skills among mental health nurses. Descriptive correlational design was utilized to achieve the aim of the study. Setting: Psychiatric Mental Health Hospital in Benha City, Qalubia Governorate, which is affiliated to general secretariat. A convenient sample of 011
psychiatric nurse (56 male nurses and 44 female nurses) from the above setting. Three tools for data collection were used, tool one were used to assess Socio-demographic characteristics of the studied sample, tool two to assess mindfulness and tool three to measure communication skills. Results reveals that. Nearer to half of studied subjects (49:). had moderate level of mindfulness. More than half (5%:) had average communication skills. There was positive significant correlation between studied nurses mean score of total mindfulness and their total mean score of communication skills (p< 1015). Conclusion: Mindfulness influence positively on nurses communication skills, there was positive significant correlation between studied nurses mindfulness and their communication skills Recommendations: educational programs should be conducted to all psychiatric nurses about mindfulness techniques to improve their communication skill and psychological wellbeing . |
