International Journal of Medical and Health Research
Nurse–Patient Communication and Its Impact on Patient Satisfaction: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study at a Secondary-Care Public Hospital in Kohat, Pakistan
Communication between nurses and patients is one of the most consistently cited determinants of patient satisfaction with nursing care. While international and Pakistani evidence broadly links effective nurse-patient communication to higher satisfaction, site-specific data from secondary-care public-sector hospitals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remain limited. The study aimed to evaluate nurse-patient communication and patient satisfaction among admitted patients at District Headquarter (DHQ) Hospital Kohat. A descriptive …