Empathy and nurse education

Williams, Julia; Stickley, Theodore

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2010.01.018

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“…In addition each preceptee is provided an opportunity to experience a simulated patient journey from admission to discharge. It offers a simulated real-life experience to enhance the "empathy-based care" [10] through self-reflection of being a patient, and to motivate preceptees to render caring and safe patient care in clinical practice.…”

Section: Sense Of Belongings and Commitment In Good Nursingmentioning

confidence: 99%

ToUCH Program on competence, occupational stress and self-efficacy of newly graduated registered nurses in United Christian Hospital: A mixed method research study

Tsang

Sham²,

Law³

et al. 2016

JNEP

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Introduction: Despite the structural concept and framework of the preceptorship program developed by Hospital Authority could facilitate the transitional period amongst preceptees, during implementation, the content of the program solely emphasizes on the skill and knowledge and the aspect of psycho-social support is being neglected. Objectives: The aims of this study were to facilitate smooth psycho-social and professional reality integration for first-year preceptees during the transition to Registered Nurses in UCH, to foster a caring culture for newly graduated RN and to promote a sense of belonging and commitment to ToUCH. Method: The ToUCH program entails 3-domain of integrations and 6-stage of themes. A mixed method research study was conducted between 11th August 2014 and 16th July 2015. Three validated questionnaires were adapted to assess preceptees' competencies, stress level, and coping ability respectively along their employment of first year. Result: All newly graduated registered nurses in August 2014 (n = 98) with majority of female (71.4%) were invited to participate in the study. Using a ANOVA test to compare the difference of measuring outcomes at baseline and other 4 measuring points after program commencement, there was a significant increase in overall mean clinical competence [F (4, 473) = 13.53, p < .0001)]. The overall mean Occupational Stress Scale of Newly-graduated Nurse (OSSNN) was significant improvement [F (4, 471) = 8.5, p < .0001]. It was found that new graduates had a significant improvement in goal-setting, effort investment, persistence when encountering barriers and recovery from setbacks [F (3, 371)=7.77, p < .0001]. When comparing the 2013 preceptee's resignation rate, the 2014 preceptee's resignation rate has prominently proved the ToUCH program more effective to increase retention. It was found that the rate of resignation due to work stress was sharply decreasing from 5 to 1 out of 85 and 101 preceptees 2013 and 2014 respectively. Conclusion: This one-year ToUCH program can increase preceptees' confidence in providing patient care, cope with stress more effectively as well as return quickly to state of mind after suffering stress. Based on the findings, increased skill competencies and improved stress level suggest that the ToUCH program enriches bonding, promotes sense of belonging and maintains a high retention rate of new graduates.

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Section: Sense Of Belongings and Commitment In Good Nursingmentioning

confidence: 99%

ToUCH Program on competence, occupational stress and self-efficacy of newly graduated registered nurses in United Christian Hospital: A mixed method research study

Tsang

Sham²,

Law³

et al. 2016

JNEP

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“…When one was "washed" by a stranger, an anxiety about being exposed was revealed, which can be difficult to understand without having been in the situation. "The sense of what it is to lie almost naked is a good experience compared to remembering that one should not expose the patient" (19).…”

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“…The descriptions of handiness also told about touching a patient while simultaneously protecting "everything concerning the patient" during the procedure. It was "difficult to know how rough they should be" (19,94,103). The learning activity enabled the informants to try out different ways by asking for feedback.…”

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“…Can empathy also be obtained through the theoretical questioning of patient situations? [19] Travelbee [20] points out that the ability of empathy must be developed through life experience and through meeting with various patients. Thus situated, young students with a limited life experience may find it difficult to achieve empathy.…”

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May I wash you? - Learning through experiencing vulnerability and controlled trials

Engelien

Struksnes

2014

JNEP

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Background: Clinical skills training related to personal hygiene causes anxiety and stress among nursing students due to the fact that they use each other as "patients". To justify this learning activity more knowledge about the students' experiences and learning outcome is needed.Aim: To describe how nursing students experience clinical skills training using one another as "patient".Method: Qualitative descriptive design. The sample was 187 nursing student in the first year of study, previous of their first clinical practice in nursing homes. Data collection was performed with questionnaires with open-ended questions. Inductive content analysis was performed.Results: The students' experiences being "patient" was condensed into 12 subcategories, underlying the four categories: Tention related to the role play, physical and mental vulnerability, assessment of the care and learning through bodily experience. Descriptions about being "nurse" ended in 12 subcategories an the four categories: Awareness of being in a role, to gain experience of being a nurse, turning one's attention to the other and feeling prepared to clinical practice.Conclusions: Performing and coping the challenging learning activity seems to increase the students' self-confidence related to the coming clinical practice.

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“…They found less anxiety, depression and hostility in patients being cared by nurses exhibiting high empathy [4,5]. Although empathy is an essential tool to communicate with patients and handle though situations, in most of the studies nurses have shown a low level of empathy [6][7][8]. Fortunately, empathic skills are teachable and can be improved [9][10][11].…”

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The effects of Nurses' Empathy Skills on Attitudes towards Patients with Cancer

Alkan¹

2017

J Clin Exp Invest

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Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the predictors of empathy skills and attitude towards cancer patients and association between nurses' empathy skills on attitudes towards patients with cancer Patients and Methods: A structured questionnaire was used to evaluate the nurses' empathy skills and their attitudes towards to patients with cancer. Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) and Attitudes towards Cancer Scale (ATCS) were used. The predictors of JSE/ATCS scores and correlation between JSE and ATCS were analyzed. Results: 305 nurses participated in the study (84.2% of all nurses). The median age was 33 (20-52) and most of the nurses were female (82.6%). Most of the participants were married (188, 61.6%) and 40.3% of nurses had a job experience more than 10 years. Female sex, being married, having job experience more than 10 years or caring more cancer patients were associated with higher JSE scores. Nurses caring more cancer patients weekly, experience with cancer patients, participation in educational activities about cancer care or presence of relative with a diagnosis of cancer were found to have more positive attitudes towards cancer patients. Spearman correlation analysis showed a positive, weak correlation between JSE and ATCS (r= 0.017, P= 0.38) Conclusion: Empathy skills are important while caring patients, especially in oncology practice. Although a direct correlation between empathy skills and attitudes towards cancer patients couldn't be demonstrated, health care workers caring cancer patients should be both evaluated for empathy skills and educated.

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Empathy and nurse education

Cited by 164 publications

References 27 publications

ToUCH Program on competence, occupational stress and self-efficacy of newly graduated registered nurses in United Christian Hospital: A mixed method research study

ToUCH Program on competence, occupational stress and self-efficacy of newly graduated registered nurses in United Christian Hospital: A mixed method research study

May I wash you? - Learning through experiencing vulnerability and controlled trials

The effects of Nurses' Empathy Skills on Attitudes towards Patients with Cancer

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