Collaborative communication: learning from advanced clinical practice patient consultations

Abstract

Nurses working as advanced nurse practitioners, or those aspiring to this role, are required to understand how to communicate effectively and on a collaborative basis with patients and carers during consultations, with the aim of enhancing positive outcomes such as improved patient satisfaction and enablement. This article explores collaborative communication during consultations, including the optimal approach and the challenges for advanced nurse practitioners to use when communicating with patients. [Q I’m not sure the article does this?]. The optimal approach to achieve collaborative communication presented in this article is derived from the author’s doctoral observational research based on the findings of a mixed methods observational study of communication in advanced clinical practice patient consultations. advanced clinical practice, collaborative communication, consultation, nurse practitioner, nurse-patient relations, patient-centred care, patient engagement, shared decision-making