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May 16, 2024
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2020-2021 Spring Edition [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Communication Skills for Nursing Students Certificate of Completion
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The Communication Skills for Nursing Students Certificate of Completion serves to remediate nursing students who have been identified as needing to acquire and apply evidence-based communication techniques, either through self-referral or by a nursing instructor. Effective communication is essential in today’s healthcare setting for promoting inter-professional collaboration, teamwork, patient-centered care, and ultimately, the improvement of patient outcomes. Students learn the value of positive, effective communication in the healthcare setting and in their own lives. This program is a two-course certification that includes communication in all forms: verbal and nonverbal, reading, writing and listening.
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Program Student Learning Outcomes
Students who complete this program will be able to:
- Identify assertive, passive, passive-aggressive, and aggressive verbal and non-verbal communication styles.
- Apply assertive verbal and non-verbal communication techniques in their professional and personal lives.
- Demonstrate teamwork and collaboration skills using assertive communication techniques.
- Utilize assertive conflict resolution techniques.
- Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the inter-professional health care team to achieve quality patient care.
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Hours |
| N 478NC * |
Nursing Communication Skills, Part I |
6.0 |
| N 479NC * |
Nursing Communication Skills, Part II |
6.0 |
TOTAL HOURS FOR CERTIFICATE:
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12
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*Course has a prerequisite, corequisite, limitation, or recommended preparation; see course description.
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