VitalTalk

VitalTalk

Description: VitalTalk makes communication skills for serious illness learnable through short webinars and education content. Their evidence-based trainings focus on communications skills to empower clinicians and institutions, with several course options.

AACN Domains: Communication

Format: Website, Videos

Audience: Baccalaureate Level; Graduate Level; Practicing Nurses; Nursing Faculty

Cost: Some resources are free, while others require a fee

Tips and Suggestions: There are many videos that translate well to learning activities. For example, have learners watch a video and then practice having a conversation as the clinician and as the patient.

Citation: Vital Talk. https://www.vitaltalk.org/. Accessed December 2, 2022.

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