Teaching empathy to nursing students: A randomised controlled trial

Bas-Sarmiento, Pilar; Fernández-Gutiérrez, Martina; Díaz-Rodríguez, Mercedes; Fuentes, Concepción Carnicer; Castro-Yuste, Cristina; García-Cabanillas, María José; Gavira-Fernández, Cristina; Martelo-Baro, María de los Ángeles; Paloma‐Castro, Olga; Paublete-Herrera, María del Carmen; Rodríguez-Cornejo, María Jesús; Corral, Luis Javier Moreno

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2019.06.002

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“…This paper reports on the experiences of 3 cohorts of students and found that they consistently rated the simulation to be valuable to their learning, facilitated an increase in knowledge, understanding and insight into sensory and cognitive impairments in older adults. A criticism of previous studies that have considered empathy is that there have not been many with longer term follow up to identify if the impact of training on practice lasts beyond the short term [34]. Whilst numbers of Year 2 and 3 students were smaller in this study, Mann-Whitney u-tests show no difference between new nursing students and those with more experience with regards to their understanding and knowledge of these impairments.…”

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Low Fidelity Simulation on Sensory Impairments in Older Adults: Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Self-Reported Perceptions on Learning

Walters¹,

Macaden²,

Tracey³

et al. 2021

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Globally, the population is living longer and by 2050, it is predicted to reach 2.1 billion people. Sensory and cognitive impairments are common long-term conditions among older Europeans and have considerable functional, social, emotional and economic impacts on the individual and those caring for them. Nurses have frequent encounters with patients with these impairments and are expected to prioritise people, assess their needs and accommodate practice to meet these needs. In order to develop the requisite knowledge and understanding to support people living with these impairments, student nurses require an immersive and experiential approach to learning as opposed to just information transfer. This study reports on a cross-sectional analysis of a low fidelity simulation on sensory impairments as part of a wider dementia curriculum in semester one of the undergraduate nursing programme at the University of Highlands and Islands. Findings from an online questionnaire-based survey and content analysis of free text responses revealed that students found the simulation activities critical for gaining subject knowledge, understanding and insight. This study concluded that low-fidelity simulation of sensory/cognitive impairments, within the context of a broader curriculum of supportive activities, can be effective at developing relevant knowledge, understanding and gaining insights in this subject area among undergraduate nursing students.

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Low Fidelity Simulation on Sensory Impairments in Older Adults: Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Self-Reported Perceptions on Learning

Walters¹,

Macaden²,

Tracey³

et al. 2021

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“…However, previous studies have shown a decrease in empathy among nursing students (Chen & Forbes, 2014; Galán et al., 2014). Furthermore, these studies highlight the need to develop interventions to train nursing students in empathy (Bas‐Sarmiento et al., 2019; Levett‐Jones, Cant, & Lapkin, 2019). In addition, nursing students with increased problematic use of SNS have been observed to be less empathetic, which may be due to their problematic SNS use (Carrier et al., 2015).…”

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Interpersonal communication, empathy, and stress perceived by nursing students who use social networks

Gutiérrez-Puertas

Márquez-Hernández

Gutiérrez-Puertas

et al. 2020

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aim The objective of this study was to explore interpersonal communication, empathy, and stress perceived by nursing students who use social networks. Design A cross‐sectional study was performed. Methods A convenience sample of 135 nursing students. For data collection, the following instruments were used: The WhatsApp Negative Impact Scale, The Perceived Stress Scale, The Interpersonal Communication Competence Inventory, and the Jefferson Scale of Empathy. Data collection took place in February 2020. Results A negative correlation was found between the WhatsApp Negative Impact and the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (rs = −0.204; p = .019). Conversely, a positive correlation was also observed between the Interpersonal Communication Competence Inventory and the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (rs = 0.212; p = .014). Conclusion Nursing students’ use of new technology could be problematic and interfere with their therapeutic communication skills. Impact This study addresses the problem of social network use in the clinical setting and how this can influence nursing students’ therapeutic communication skills with patients. The results of this study have showed that, among nursing students, social network use has a negative impact, showing decreased empathy. Likewise, students who show a greater level of empathy have better interpersonal communication skills. However, significant results were not found between psychological distress and problematic social network use. Therefore, it is necessary to perform additional studies that would further explore this aspect. This study allows us to explore the negative impact of social networks on therapeutic communication, with the aim of developing prevention strategies at university institutions.

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“…17,30 The present study demonstrated that Croatian students ob- Numerous studies have reported an increase in empathy with training and progression in communication skills. [33][34][35][36][37][38] Previous research studies revealed that exercises in verbal and non-verbal communication as well as early encounters with patients significantly improved empathy level in medical professionals and students. A comparison of the curriculum between the two dental TA B L E 5 The difference in levels of total empathy and its components between Polish and Croatian students in relation to the year of training increase in empathy level.…”

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Empathy amongst dental students: An institutional cross‐sectional survey in Poland and Croatia

Pršo

Mocny‐Pachońska

Trzcionka

et al. 2020

Eur J Dental Education

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Teaching empathy to nursing students: A randomised controlled trial

Cited by 48 publications

References 20 publications

Low Fidelity Simulation on Sensory Impairments in Older Adults: Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Self-Reported Perceptions on Learning

Low Fidelity Simulation on Sensory Impairments in Older Adults: Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Self-Reported Perceptions on Learning

Interpersonal communication, empathy, and stress perceived by nursing students who use social networks

Empathy amongst dental students: An institutional cross‐sectional survey in Poland and Croatia

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