英文摘要 |
Caring is an important core value for nurses and nursing students and it must be cultivated through nursing education. The purpose of this research explores cultivation of caring behaviors of nursing students. This study used a qualitative research design and purposive sampling. The subjects were fifth-year nursing students who had completed clinical practice in fundamental nursing. 14 data sets were collected through semi-structured interviews and tape-recording. The data were analyzed and categorized into three major themes to describe the nursing students' experience of nurturing caring behaviors: (1) developing the concept of caring through care experiences, faculty role-modeling, and the nursing curriculum; (2) exhibiting caring behaviors by providing physical comfort and emotional support, and (3) developing self-growth and a professional attitude. In general, the caring behaviors of nursing students were influenced by their role model faculty. Nursing students' concept of caring is cultivated through the faculty's caring interactions with patients. Through the process of satisfying patient needs, nursing students experience the feeling of caring and being cared for. In addition, this project helps faculty understand the nursing students' learning experience of cultivating caring behaviors. |