Knowledge of Therapeutic Communication among Nurses in Maternal Wards at Hospital

The study aimed to assess nurses' knowledge of therapeutic communication in maternal wards at Mosul Hospitals. A descriptive study was designed and selected of a purposive sample of 100 nurses. The tool consists of demographic data from six variables and therapeutic communication from twelve questions with three answers. The study was performed in four hospitals from November 2023, April 2024. A statistical analysis uses the SPSS (26) to determine nurses' knowledge of therapeutic communication among nurses.the study results were found through descriptive statistics. Most of nurses (65%) represented moderate knowledge among nurses. A study finds a relationship between age, experience years, with their knowledge. More than half of nurses have an average knowledge of therapeutic communication. There is need to increase nurses' knowledge about therapeutic communication by providing educational program according therapeutic communication with patients.