The role of professional education in developing compassionate practitioners: A mixed methods study exploring the perceptions xof health professionals and pre-registration students

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 480-486

  Bray, Lucy ^a,b   O'Brien, Mary R ^a   Kirton, Jennifer ^a   Zubairu, Kate ^a   Christiansen, Angela ^a  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compassion; Compassionate care; Education; Health care; Nursing; Student

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894901483     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.06.017     Document Type: Article

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