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Caring within nursing education: a metasynthesis
1University of Connecticut School of Nursing, Storrs 06269-2026, USA.
The Journal of Nursing Education
|April 17, 2001
Summary
This meta-synthesis of 14 qualitative studies identified five core themes of caring in nursing education: presencing, sharing, supporting, competence, and uplifting. These findings offer insights for fostering caring communities in nursing education.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education Research
- Qualitative Research Synthesis
Background:
- Qualitative research on caring in nursing education was prevalent in the 1990s.
- A need exists to generalize findings for 21st-century nursing education.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct a metasynthesis of qualitative studies on caring in nursing education.
- To identify themes that can promote caring communities in contemporary nursing education.
Main Methods:
- A metaethnographic approach by Noblit and Hare was employed.
- Fourteen qualitative research studies on caring among faculty and students were synthesized.
Main Results:
- Five central metaphors/themes of caring in nursing education emerged.
- These themes represent reciprocal connecting: presencing, sharing, supporting, competence, and uplifting effects of caring.
Conclusions:
- The identified themes provide a framework for developing caring communities in nursing education.
- Implications for nursing educators are discussed based on the metasynthesis findings.