19EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES REMINDER AMONG THE NURSING STUDENTS ON IMPROVING THE COMMUNICATION PRACTICE WITH THEIR CLIENTS IN A SELECTED COMMUNITY AREA AT BENGALURUIneffective communication is reported as a significant factor in medical errors and inadvertent patient harm. Literatures reveals that clear communication practices can remove the literacy related barriers and improve care for all patients regardless of their level of health literacy. The aim of this study was to find out the effectiveness of communication strategies reminder among nursing students. A sample of 35 nursing students in control and 35 nursing students in study group were selected and completed pre and post test with communication self-assessment worksheet. Compared between pre and post mean difference for practicing the communication strategies was highly significantlakshmidevi1977@yahoo.co.inResearch312013 communication strategies,Nursing students,Communication practice,Clients,Community areaR. Lakshmi Devi,Eilean VictoriaPhD scholar CMJ University, Shillong, Meghalaya, India,Reader, SRM College of Nursing, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India