A review of empathy education in nursing

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-74

  Brunero, Scott ^a   Lamont, Scott ^a   Coates, Melissa ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Empathy; Nursing; Person centredness; Training

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EMPATHY; HUMAN; HUMANISM; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHILOSOPHY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EMPATHY; HUMANISM; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 77949334442     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: 14401800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2009.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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