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Making a difference? Teaching communication skills in preregistration nurse education in England. A comparison of Project 2000 and Making a Difference curricula

University of Nottingham

Christine Webb, PhD, BA, RN, RNT, RSCN

University of Plymouth

Tim Jenkinson, BSc, MSc, RN, RNT

University of Plymouth

Simon Chant, BA

University of Plymouth

Graham Russell, MPhil, RMN

University of Plymouth

This paper reports on a survey of the teaching of communication skills on pre-registration nursing programmes in England in 2000. Questionnaires were devised for the Common Foundation Programme and the four Branch Programmes. These were sent to academic staff responsible for both Project 2000 and Making a Difference curricula. Comparisons are made between the two curricula, between matched pairs of curricula in institutions offering them both, and according to whether the institutions were designated as pilot sites for the Making a Difference curricula. The overwhelming finding was that there was no difference between any of the particular comparisons made. Lecturer-practitioners were more likely to be used to teach communication skills on Making a Difference curricula, but otherwise the picture was one of inconsistency and widespread differences between curricula and institutions. The lack of a greater emphasis on communication skills in Making a Difference curricula is surprising, given that it is intended to be skills-based. Recommendations are made for further research.

Key Words: Communications skills • Pre-registration nurse education • Making a Difference curricula

Nursing Times Research, Vol. 8, No. 6, 429-438 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/136140960300800606


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