Communication Skills and Anger Management Training for Nurses

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of training given to nurses on communication and anger management skills in the presence of standardized patients. Method: The study was conducted using a convergent parallel design, which is a mixed-method design. The experimental and control groups of the study were conducted with a total of 56 nurses. Data were collected using a socio-demographic data collection form, Communication Skills Inventory and State-Trait Anger and Anger Expression Scale. The intervention group participated in the simulation, and qualitative data were collected during the debriefing session of the simulation. The scales were administered to the groups 3 times in total: before the training, after the training and 6 weeks after the end of the training.