The characteristics of nurses contribute to the care delivered in healthcare organizations. Recognition of these nurse-related factors may help nurse leaders in the development and management of clinical practice.
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.
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