Compassion in the nursing curriculum: making it more explicit

Adamson, Elizabeth; Dewar, Belinda

Abstract

Working with student nurses has taught me that the majority join the profession because they genuinely want to care compassionately but this does not mean that they know what this looks like in practice. I wanted to share with students what patients and relatives say about their experiences of care, to encourage them to ask what is most important to patients, and to respond to them in a compassionate way whatever the circumstances

Citation

Adamson, E., & Dewar, B. (2011). Compassion in the nursing curriculum: making it more explicit. Journal of Holistic Healthcare, 8, 42-45

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2011
• Deposit Date: Feb 27, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 27, 2013
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 8
• Pages: 42-45
• Keywords: Compassion; nursing; care; nurse education
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5933