Comparing perception of nurse - mother communication between nurses and mother's hospitalized children

Communication is one of the important task for nurses; if nurses communicate between patients and their families rightly, it would be promoted quality of nursing care.

The aim of this study was to compare perception of nurse - mother communication between nurses and mothers of hospitalized children in 2010in teaching hospitals in Tehran.

This descriptive- comparative study was done with a sample of 150 mothers and 120 nurses working in pediatric medical and surgical ward at selected pediatric hospitals in Tehran. Two questionnaires “Perception of nurses of nurses- mothers’ communication” and “Perception of mothers of nurses- communication” were used which it design by Reid (2007).Their reliability were calculated by alpha chronbach (α=0.87 & 0.87) respectively and their consistency were used test and re- test and were (r=0.897 & r=0.887). The data was analyzed using SPSS software (version 18) and statistical tests such as paired t-test, ANOVA and Spearman’s correlation. They consider at the significant level of P<0.05.

Independent T test showed significant difference between perception of communication of nurses and mothers in general barriers (p= 0/032), personal relationships (p<0/001), participation (p= 0/032) and in total (p= 0/021).

Based on results nurses have to educate in communication skills. Since these skills can be educated and learned, they have to be taught via nursing curriculums and continuing education courses.