The impact of neurolinguistic programming rapport skills training for registered nurses on one-on-one teaching of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome prevention

Nurses teach to maintain health and prevent disease. Rapport and good communication skills are especially required when teaching such sensitive subjects as prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, including acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Neurolinguistic programming (NLP) is a communication technique that proposes to enhance rapport. Rapport is enhanced by the use of a combination of verbal and nonverbal techniques where the individual is matched and mirrored by the interviewer and verbal communication follows the sensory system most preferred by the speaker. The study investigated the effect of NLP as a rapport builder and teaching technique in one-on-one nurse-client teaching transactions including client satisfaction with the relationship and retention of knowledge of AIDS prevention information. A quasi-experimental design was used. Volunteer nurses were trained to teach AIDS prevention. Their adult volunteer clients were the treatment group. The control group of clients were taught by the nurses using the basic AIDS prevention curriculum. The two groups were compared according to the results of pre-test/post-test knowledge scores and satisfaction ratings for the nurse teacher. Data was analyzed using analysis of covariance and analysis of variance. There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups. Qualitative A data was collected after the completion of the teaching that supported usefulness of the techniques for teaching. Further studies were recommended.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed. D.

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Adult and Continuing Education

Department dc:contributor.department

Adult and Continuing Education

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Year dc:date.issued

1988

Author dc:creator

• Wilkinson, Mary Ann

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Stubblefield, Harold W.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Fortune, Jimmie C.
• Boucouvalas, Marcie
• Wiswell, Albert K.
• Rankin, E.A.

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

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• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10919/54461

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/54461