Abstract:

This study contributes to knowledge of nurses about communication as it is very vital and the land mark of any organization. Effective communication helps to improve quality of care given to patient and makes continuity in patient care more effective and the communities at large develops confidence in the profession, make early diagnosis easy and promotes the image of the medical field.

The study also emphasizes the important of effective communication between nurses, patients and other healthcare workers during health education as it is vital for client safety, disease prevention, curative and health promotion.

Nurses are also employed to learn good communication skills as lack of guidelines or format may contribute to medical errors as a result of communication problems.

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