Developing nurses' intercultural/intraprofessional communication skills using the EXCELLence in Cultural Experiential Learning and Leadership Social Interaction Maps

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Henderson, Saras
Barker, Michelle
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2018
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Aims and objectives:
To examine how the use of Social Interaction Maps (SIMs), a tool in the EXCELL (EXCELLence in Cultural Experiential Learning and Leadership) Program can enhance the development of nurses’ intercultural/intraprofessional communication skills.
Background:
Nurses face communication challenges when interacting with others from similar background as well as those from a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) background. We used the EXCELL Program's Social Interaction Maps (SIMs) tool to foster intercultural/intraprofessional communication skills in nurses. SIMs describe verbal and non-verbal communication ...
View more >Aims and objectives: To examine how the use of Social Interaction Maps (SIMs), a tool in the EXCELL (EXCELLence in Cultural Experiential Learning and Leadership) Program can enhance the development of nurses’ intercultural/intraprofessional communication skills. Background: Nurses face communication challenges when interacting with others from similar background as well as those from a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) background. We used the EXCELL Program's Social Interaction Maps (SIMs) tool to foster intercultural/intraprofessional communication skills in nurses. SIMs describe verbal and non-verbal communication behaviours that model ways of communicating in a culturally appropriate manner. The Maps include four stages of an interaction, namely: Approach, Bridging, Communicating and Departing using the acronym ABCD. Design: Qualitative approach was used with a purposeful sample of nurses enrolled in a postgraduate course. Methods: Fifteen participants were recruited. The SIM tool was taught to participants in a workshop where they engaged in sociocultural communication activities using scenarios. Participants were asked to apply SIMs in their workplaces. Six weeks later participants completed a semi-structured open-ended questionnaire and participated in a discussion forum on their experience of using SIMs. Data were content analysed. Results: Four themes identified in the use of the SIMS were: (i) enhancing self-awareness of communication skills; (ii) promoting skills in being non-confrontational during difficult interactions; (iii) highlighting the importance of A (Approach) and B (Bridging) in interaction with others; (iv)awareness of how others interpret what is said C (Communicating), and discussing to resolve issues before closure D (Departing). Conclusions: Application of the EXCELL Social Interaction Mapping tool was shown to be useful in developing intercultural/intraprofessional communication skills in nurses. Relevance to clinical practice: Professional development programs that incorporate EXCELL Social Interaction Maps can enhance nurses’ intercultural/intraprofessional communication competencies when engaging with others from CALD backgrounds and improve the way nurses communicate with each other.
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View more >Aims and objectives: To examine how the use of Social Interaction Maps (SIMs), a tool in the EXCELL (EXCELLence in Cultural Experiential Learning and Leadership) Program can enhance the development of nurses’ intercultural/intraprofessional communication skills. Background: Nurses face communication challenges when interacting with others from similar background as well as those from a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) background. We used the EXCELL Program's Social Interaction Maps (SIMs) tool to foster intercultural/intraprofessional communication skills in nurses. SIMs describe verbal and non-verbal communication behaviours that model ways of communicating in a culturally appropriate manner. The Maps include four stages of an interaction, namely: Approach, Bridging, Communicating and Departing using the acronym ABCD. Design: Qualitative approach was used with a purposeful sample of nurses enrolled in a postgraduate course. Methods: Fifteen participants were recruited. The SIM tool was taught to participants in a workshop where they engaged in sociocultural communication activities using scenarios. Participants were asked to apply SIMs in their workplaces. Six weeks later participants completed a semi-structured open-ended questionnaire and participated in a discussion forum on their experience of using SIMs. Data were content analysed. Results: Four themes identified in the use of the SIMS were: (i) enhancing self-awareness of communication skills; (ii) promoting skills in being non-confrontational during difficult interactions; (iii) highlighting the importance of A (Approach) and B (Bridging) in interaction with others; (iv)awareness of how others interpret what is said C (Communicating), and discussing to resolve issues before closure D (Departing). Conclusions: Application of the EXCELL Social Interaction Mapping tool was shown to be useful in developing intercultural/intraprofessional communication skills in nurses. Relevance to clinical practice: Professional development programs that incorporate EXCELL Social Interaction Maps can enhance nurses’ intercultural/intraprofessional communication competencies when engaging with others from CALD backgrounds and improve the way nurses communicate with each other.
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Journal Title
Journal of Clinical Nursing
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© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Developing nurses’ intercultural/intraprofessional communication skills using the EXCELLence in Cultural Experiential Learning and Leadership Social Interaction Maps, Journal of Clinical Nursing, pp. 1-11, 2017, which has been published in final form at 10.1111/jocn.14089. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html)
Subject
Nursing
Nursing not elsewhere classified
Health services and systems
Public health
Psychology