There were two forms of nurseepatient communication for
children with leukemia and nurses: verbal and nonverbal.
Verbal communication included giving about the disease information,
chatting about daily life and interests; nonverbal
communication included smiling, stroking, using a gentle
tone, playing games. Language is the main tool of communication,
and nurses’ words are the soul-ties of communication
between nurses and children; while nonverbal communication
also pay an important role, for example, smiling is the
beginning of good communication and the medium of getting
close to children. When communicating with school-aged
children, nurses’ use of words, which express comforting,
explaining, praising, encouraging, informing, and inquiring,
along with suitable body language can improve the effective
communication and the nurseepatient relationship.