Enriching Collaborative Learning in Anesthetic Nursing: Exploring the Influence of Interpersonal Communication
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https://doi.org/10.14571/brajets.v18.nse1.48-61Keywords:
Interpersonal communication, collaborative learning, clinical performance, SBAR, closed-loop communication, healthcare teamworkAbstract
Nurse anesthetists are pivotal in perioperative and procedural care, where precise communication is crucial for patient safety and effective teamwork. Despite the acknowledged importance of interpersonal communication in healthcare, there is a gap in understanding its specific impact on collaborative learning and clinical performance among nurse anesthetists. This study aims to evaluate how interpersonal communication proficiency influences situational awareness, response times, and decision-making accuracy in nurse anesthetists. The goal is to provide insights that can inform educational curricula and clinical practices. A quantitative research design was employed, involving 12 nurse anesthetists who participated in 10 simulated emergency scenarios. Key performance metrics, including response times and decision-making accuracy, were analyzed in relation to communication strategies such as closed-loop communication and the SBAR tool. Correlation and regression analyses were conducted to assess the relationship between communication effectiveness and clinical performance. The findings reveal that nurse anesthetists who effectively utilized structured communication strategies, like closed-loop communication and SBAR, exhibited faster response times and higher decision-making accuracy. A significant negative correlation was found between response times and communication effectiveness (r = -0.68, p < 0.05), while a positive correlation was observed between communication effectiveness and decision-making accuracy (r = 0.72, p < 0.05). This study underscores the critical role of interpersonal communication in enhancing clinical performance in anesthetic nursing. The results suggest that integrating structured communication training into nurse anesthetist education and fostering a supportive communication culture in healthcare institutions can significantly improve team performance and patient outcomes. However, the study's small sample size and the use of simulated scenarios limit the generalizability of the findings. Future research should explore these dynamics in other medical specialties with larger, more diverse samples, and investigate the long-term impact of communication training using emerging technologies like virtual reality.
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