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The Impact of Caring: Teaching Students Empathy through the Patient Voice

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Leonard, CR; Zomorodi, M; Foster, BB
Published in: Creative Nursing
February 2018

The purpose of this educational brief is to describe an innovative learning experience focused on teaching students empathy for chronic illness, using patient voices. Panel members of individuals who had experienced acute and chronic illness from either the perspective of the patient or caregiver participated in a one-time session for undergraduate baccalaureate nursing students. Panel members presented their narrative to the students, engaging them in a question-and-answer session about the impact of nursing care on their experience. Both the panelists and the students found the experience meaningful. Over time the panel has varied in format, Put has consistently humanized the patient experience, highlighted the importance of empathy and conveyed the impact that nurses have on their patients and families. This innovative strategy proved to be very beneficial for students transitioning into their first clinical experience.

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Creative Nursing

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EISSN

1946-1895

ISSN

1078-4535

Publication Date

February 2018

Volume

24

Issue

1

Start / End Page

62 / 66

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Related Subject Headings

  • 1110 Nursing
 

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Leonard, C. R., Zomorodi, M., & Foster, B. B. (2018). The Impact of Caring: Teaching Students Empathy through the Patient Voice. Creative Nursing, 24(1), 62–66. https://doi.org/10.1891/1078-4535.24.1.62
Leonard, Christina R., Meg Zomorodi, and Beverly B. Foster. “The Impact of Caring: Teaching Students Empathy through the Patient Voice.” Creative Nursing 24, no. 1 (February 2018): 62–66. https://doi.org/10.1891/1078-4535.24.1.62.
Leonard CR, Zomorodi M, Foster BB. The Impact of Caring: Teaching Students Empathy through the Patient Voice. Creative Nursing. 2018 Feb;24(1):62–6.
Leonard, Christina R., et al. “The Impact of Caring: Teaching Students Empathy through the Patient Voice.” Creative Nursing, vol. 24, no. 1, SAGE Publications, Feb. 2018, pp. 62–66. Crossref, doi:10.1891/1078-4535.24.1.62.
Leonard CR, Zomorodi M, Foster BB. The Impact of Caring: Teaching Students Empathy through the Patient Voice. Creative Nursing. SAGE Publications; 2018 Feb;24(1):62–66.

Published In

Creative Nursing

DOI

EISSN

1946-1895

ISSN

1078-4535

Publication Date

February 2018

Volume

24

Issue

1

Start / End Page

62 / 66

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Related Subject Headings

  • 1110 Nursing