Teaching empathy and resilience to undergraduate nursing students: A call to action in the context of Covid-19

Nursing students on the frontline: Impact and personal and professional gains of joining the health care workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain

“…It also, in our view, helped to buffer the impact of their challenging experiences. Taylor, Thomas-Gregory, and Hofmeyer (2020) have recently argued for the importance of teaching empathy and resilience to nursing undergraduates, highlighting how both abilities are crucial to compassionate care, the need for which is underscored during a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Resilience has been defined as “the ability of an individual to adjust to adversity, maintain equilibrium, retain some sense of control over their environment, and continue to move on in a positive manner” ( Jackson, Firtko, & Edenborough, 2007 ).…”

“…Resilience has been defined as “the ability of an individual to adjust to adversity, maintain equilibrium, retain some sense of control over their environment, and continue to move on in a positive manner” ( Jackson, Firtko, & Edenborough, 2007 ). In the nursing context it has been linked to more empathic care and it is suggested that it prevents distress and burnout ( Taylor et al, 2020 ). We believe that this issue merits more detailed investigation as it might help to explain why our nursing students described a sense of personal growth as a result of working during the pandemic.…”

Mental strain and changes in psychological health hub among intern-nursing students at pediatric and medical-surgical units amid ambience of COVID-19 pandemic: A comprehensive survey

“…The interns' mental strain in our study has been found to be influenced by the availability of protective equipment, and clear guidelines for infection control. Taylor et al, (2020) claimed that student nurses develop fears in the clinical settings, where they were exposed to the novel coronavirus disease along with deficiency in protective personal equipment (PPE), and possibility of transmitting the infection to their families. Therefore, activation of proactive policies is essential to overcome the state of financial austerity.…”

Empathy and COVID-19: Study in Professionals and Students of the Social Health Field in Ecuador

“…Likewise, many of them have carried out their clinical practices. As Taylor, Thomas-Gregory, and Hofmeyer [ 20 ] point out, they may have experienced a deficit in professional supervision, a lack of personal protective equipment, and fear of personal contagion or exposure to it for their families.…”

“…However, the high levels of empathy obtained in this study likely reflect the determination of healthcare providers fighting the pandemic and accompanying those who suffer, despite technical and material difficulties or shortages. Therefore, attention to empathy, as well as personal and organisational self-care should not be forgotten [ 20 ] since greater emotional management is positively related to greater empathic concern, better perspective for students and professionals, and less personal distress for professionals [ 23 ].…”