Clinical Nursing and Practice

Biography

Dr. Klavdija ÄŒuček Trifkovič, Senior Lecturer and researcher is the vice dean for education at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Health Sciences (UM FHS). She obtained her BSc degree at the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Education (both Univ. of Ljubljana), and her MSc and PhD degree at the Faculty of Education (both Univ. of Ljubljana). Her doctoral dissertation is focused on alcohol-related problems. In the past she worked some years as a registered nurse at the Clinic for Internal Diseases, and for the last fifteen years she has been working as a lecturer at the UM FHS. She has actively participated in different conferences and congresses in nursing. Her research interests are related to the field of quality and satisfaction with life and mental disorders. Her main research interest is focused on the problems in the psychiatric field, such as alcoholism, depression, and the quality of life. Also, an important area of her professional and research interest is supervision. She has many teaching responsibilities which include supervising and mentoring undergraduate students in their clinical placements, and also in their diploma preparation.

Abstract

Abstract : Learning communication skills-positive and negative attitudes of nursing students