RT - Journal Article T1 - Nurses' knowledge, Attitude, Practice about Effective Communication Skills in Patient Education JF - nmj YR - 2015 JO - nmj VO - 12 IS - 2 UR - http://nmj.goums.ac.ir/article-1-779-en.html SP - 59 EP - 67 K1 - Knowledge K1 - Attitude K1 - Practice K1 - Nurses K1 - Communication Skills K1 - Patient Education AB - Background and Objective: Effective communication is an essential characteristic of nursing care carried out as a necessity in education to empower patients. Therefore, this study aimed to determine  Nurses' knowledge, attitude and practice about  effective communication skills in Patient education. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 275 nurses selected via stratified random sampling in teaching and therapeutic centers of Esfahan University of medical sciences, 2013.We collected the data by a research-made questionnaire related to knowledge and attitude, and a checklist to observe nurses' communication skills. To analyze the data , Central indices were calculated. Results: of 275 nurses , 86.7 %   made a friendly atmosphere with their patients and 72.2% showed positive feedback, while their knowledge about communication components were 79.6 % . They (67.3%) were active listeners and  they (96.7%) had close communication during patient education. Conclusion: given that nurses' communication skills are moderate, we recommend holding communication-skills workshops especially in patient education. LA eng UL http://nmj.goums.ac.ir/article-1-779-en.html M3 ER -