JNCR
Journal of Nursing Care Research

The mission of the journal is to contribute to the development of nursing science and care practices in Turkey and internationally. It is also to promote and disseminate new knowledge and research data for evidence-based care practices at all levels of nursing services. The Journal of Nursing Care Research deals with Fundamentals of Nursing, Internal Medicine Nursing, Surgical Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Child Health and Diseases Nursing, Mental Health and Diseases Nursing, Public Health Nursing and Management in Nursing and accepts articles on these topics.

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The effect of communication skills of nurses working in the intensive care unit on their self-assessments of psychosocial care competence
Abstract
Aims: This study was conducted to determine the effect of communication skills of nurses working in intensive care units on their self-assessment of psychosocial care competence.
Methods: This descriptive and correlational study was conducted with 330 nurses actively working in the intensive care unit of a city hospital between June 15 and August 15, 2024. “Descriptive Information Form”, ‘Psychosocial Care Competence Self-Assessment Scale’ and ‘Communication Skills Inventory’ were used to collect the data.
Results: It was found that the communication skills (162.64±17.79) and psychosocial care competence self-assessment levels (63.22±15.66) of nurses working in the intensive care unit were above the middle level. In this study, a significant positive relationship was found between nurses' communication skills and psychosocial care competencies (r=0.36, p=0.00).
Conclusion: It is recommended that effective and need-oriented training programs should be conducted to improve nurses' communication skills and support their psychosocial care competencies.

Keywords : Intensive care nursing, psychosocial care, communication skills

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Article available in :
Volume 3, Issue 1, 2026
Page : 1-5
https://doi.org/10.51271/JNCR-0041
Article Information
Received : 08 Ağu 2025
Accepted : 28 Ağu 2025
Published : 29 Oca 2026
Corresponding Author :

Nermin Erdoğan: Department of Psychiatry Nursing, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, Turkiye

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Citation : Erdoğan N. (2026). The effect of communication skills of nurses working in the intensive care unit on their self-assessments of psychosocial care competence. J Nurs Care Res, 3(1),1-5.

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