Communication is very important in profession of Nursing. Tendency to health or concerns,
fear or indifference about disease may change among people and expectations and ideas of people
are affected by their communications with their nurses. When nurses build efficient communication
with their patients, they can contribute to positive development of patients. In short, communication
based success in health area depends on nurse' understanding of the ideas that the patient has and
patients' understanding of what the nurse explains. Purpose: The aim of the study was to determine
the perception of communication skills in second year nursing students. Material and Methods:
This descriptive study was carried out with a sample of 45-second year nursing students &96
patient. A questionnaire was administered to them. To evaluate the perception of communication
skill “Communication Skills Assessing Scale" was used. Results: The average point was 73.3±8.4.
The perception level of female students and the students who participate in social activities more
were high. Most of the students (63.5 %) think that communication is a skill that can be learned and
69.0 % of the students think that there may be some lessons about patient-nurse communication
during their education period. Conclusion& Recommendation: The perception of communication
skills of nursing students were at an intermediate level. Most of the students look on learning
communication skills with favors. Addition of “communication lessons" to the curriculum is
recommended to improve the communication skills of student