Implementing Best Practices for Effective Communication in the Perioperative Setting
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Effective communication in the perioperative setting is essential for patient safety, care quality, and team effectiveness. Patient-centered interactions help nurses understand patient needs, build trust, and improve health outcomes. Clear communication among surgical teams reduces errors and fosters collaboration, especially in high-stakes situations. Peplau’s Interpersonal Relations Theory enables nurses to strengthen therapeutic relationships with patients and colleagues, especially when combined with cognitive rehearsal. Nurses using structured protocols like the situation, background, assessment, and recommendation and standardized perioperative tools and guidelines possess enhanced communication skills, making the transfer of care efficient.
Author: Danielle Quintana
Institution: Texas Woman's University
Language: English
Subfield: Emergency Medical Services
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4416524951