The Empathy Enigma: An Empirical Study of Decline in Empathy Among Undergraduate Nursing Students

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-40

  Ward, Julia ^a   Cody, Julianne ^a   Schaal, Mary ^a   Hojat, Mohammadreza ^b,c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Psychiatry and Human Behavior   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical experience; Empathy; Nurse patient relationship; Nursing students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPATHY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

EDUCATION, NURSING; EMPATHY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84855928720     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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