Nur Guven Ozdemir1, Merdiye Sendir2. 1. Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey. 2. Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The study aims to determine the relationship between nurses' empathic tendencies, empathic skills, and individualized care perceptions. DESIGN AND METHODS: This study employed a descriptive and correlational design. Data were collected from nurses in eight training and research hospitals in Turkey. The study sample consisted of 472 nurses who were both volunteered to participate and randomly selected. FINDINGS: A definite high-level relation was determined between nurses' empathic tendencies and individualized care perceptions, but no relation was determined between nurses' empathic skills and individualized care perceptions. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: This study can underline practices accounting for empathy and individualized care in nursing research and training programs.
PURPOSE: The study aims to determine the relationship between nurses' empathic tendencies, empathic skills, and individualized care perceptions. DESIGN AND METHODS: This study employed a descriptive and correlational design. Data were collected from nurses in eight training and research hospitals in Turkey. The study sample consisted of 472 nurses who were both volunteered to participate and randomly selected. FINDINGS: A definite high-level relation was determined between nurses' empathic tendencies and individualized care perceptions, but no relation was determined between nurses' empathic skills and individualized care perceptions. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: This study can underline practices accounting for empathy and individualized care in nursing research and training programs.
Authors: Ana María Pérez-Martín; Mercedes Gómez Del Pulgar García Madrid; Roger Ruiz-Moral; Almudena Crespo-Cañizares; Cristina García de Leonardo Mena; Fernando Caballero-Martínez Journal: Rev Lat Am Enfermagem Date: 2022