Introduction: This study explores the knowledge of communication skills among nursing students. The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge of student nurses regarding communication skills and to explore the relationship between gender/age and knowledge of student nurses regarding communication. with patients, and to evaluate the psychometric properties of a self-assessment questionnaire. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 randomly selected nursing students using a self-reported questionnaire It was carried out from January 2023 to March 2023 involving nursing students who were studied at Aman Medical Institute (AMI), college of Nursing, Islamabad. The questionnaire was comprised of 20 statements with the categorization of 5. Collected data were analysed through frequency and percentage. Results: After applying the chi-square test p-value is 0.05. the results showed that there is a significance in age and gender related to communication skills. Pearson's R value is -0.19 and Spearman Correlation value is also -0.19. there is a relationship between gender/age and knowledge of nurses regarding communication. Discussion: The study results show that most of the nursing students have good awareness regarding communication skills that is 98% and 2% students out of 100 have poor awareness regarding communication skills. According to the study, with age and knowledge of student nurses regarding communication skills p-value is 0.04, it concluded that results were significant according to age. It means that there is a relationship between age and knowledge of nursing students.
Keywords: Assessment, Knowledge, Nursing, Students, Communication, Skills, Age, Gender, Awareness.
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