護理人文教育

Humanity Education in Nursing

護理專業服務的對象是人，以人為中心的考量是護理專業最基本的核心價值。然而，在科技掛帥及成本效率的管理氛圍之下，護病關係隨著引起巨大的改變，也使護理專業面臨許多考驗。人文的素養能幫助護理人員面對醫療結構和價值改變的衝擊時，仍然堅守護理以人為本的價值。此外，人文素養能幫助護理人員更深入認識自己，更有效處理人生與工作上的挫折感和無力感。本文嚐試自國內外文獻探討歸納出本土護理人文教育之內涵與可行之策略，並提出未來推展之建議。

Nurses play a pivotal role in caring for people. Since every person is unique, providing holistic care is central to the nursing profession. Rapidly advancing technology and the rise of cost-oriented healthcare management have, nevertheless, changed the nurse-patient dynamic and, created new challenges for the nursing profession. It is believed that cultivating humanism in nursing education can sustain nurses' adherence to patient-centered care amidst rapid changes in the health care system. Humanity education can further help nurses develop deeper insights into their own values and life experiences and, in turn, assist them to deal with life and work-related frustrations more effectively. Through a review of the literature, the authors tried to identify content and strategies central to successful humanity education for nursing students. At the end of this article, some suggestions are proposed for the future development of humanity education within Taiwan's nursing community.