fa تأثیر آموزش الگوی خودمراقبتی اورم بر عملکرد ارتباطی دانشجویان کارشناسی پرستاری General پژوهشي Research Article Background and Aim: Communication with patient is the initial stage and main core of nursing care. Patient centered communication skills require special attention. Not applying a non-pragmatic theoretical model is one of the hindering underlying factors for quality and quantity care development. This study aimed to determine the effect of Orem self- care model on nursing students’ communication performance in clinical setting.   Materials and Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 66 nursing students were selected by easy-access sampling. Intervention group were trained based on Orem Self Care Model and control group based on routine nursing process method. Then the two groups cared patients over a week. Data were collected by performance evaluation checklist and nursing process record evaluation form, then analyzed with chi-square, Mann-Whitney and independent t test.   Results: The mean of communication performance evaluation scores in the intervention group (88.4±10.6) was significantly higher than the control group (79.0±17.9) (P=0.014).   Conclusion: As Orem self- care model showed a 12% students performance increase, it is recommended to present a course on nursing theories for undergraduate students. Education nursing,Models educational,Students nursing,Nurse-patient relations,Models Nursing 107 115 http://mcj.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-533&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Javad Malekzadeh جواد ملک زاده 10031947532846004321 10031947532846004321 No Instructor, Department of Medical & Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran مربی و عضو هیات علمی گروه داخلی - جراحی، دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی مشهد، ایران Zahra Amouzeshi زهرا آموزشی 10031947532846004322 10031947532846004322 Yes Instructor, Department of Medical & Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. Email: zam9039@gmail.com عضو هیات علمی دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند، ایران. تلفن: 05614440550 پست الکترونیک: zam9039@gmail.com Seyed Reza Mazlom سید رضا مظلوم 10031947532846004323 10031947532846004323 No Instructor, Department of Medical & Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran مربی و عضو هیات علمی گروه داخلی-جراحی، دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی مشهد، ایران