Journal article
Use of healthcare consumer voices to increase empathy in nursing students
Nurse education in practice, Vol.29, pp.30-34
03/2018
PMID: 29154183
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Abstract
Nurses need to be well prepared to address the needs of a diverse population and facilitate positive experiences in an equitable and inclusive approach to care. The aim of the study was to determine whether the integration of consumer lived experience interviews into the content of a first-year course influenced empathy in nursing students. A one group pre-test, post-test design was used. A convenience sample of first-year undergraduate nursing students (N = 32) from a regional Australian university was recruited for the study. The pre and post tests were conducted using the Kiersma Chen Empathy Scale and t-tests performed to analyse the data. Results showed overall that nursing students demonstrated moderate levels of empathy; pre-test score of (M = 75.53; SD = 5.76). After the intervention the post-test results showed that there was a statistically significant increase in students' empathy towards vulnerable, disadvantaged and stigmatised population groups. The healthcare consumer voice has the potential to strengthen current teaching practices that promote caring behaviours in nursing students.
Details
- Title
- Use of healthcare consumer voices to increase empathy in nursing students
- Creators
- Penny Heidke - Central Queensland UniversityVirginia Howie - Central Queensland UniversityTabassum Ferdous - Central Queensland University
- Publication Details
- Nurse education in practice, Vol.29, pp.30-34
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 5
- Grant note
- RSH/3458 / Learning and Teaching services at CQUniversity.
- Identifiers
- 991013098103102368
- Copyright
- © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article