Related Experiment Videos
Evaluation of a caring education program for Taiwanese nursing students: a quasi-experiment with before and after
Li-Min Wu1, Chi-Chun Chin, Chung-Hey Chen
1College of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Background:
Caring is an essential component in nursing curricula. However, how caring can be accomplished effectively has rarely been taught to nursing students.
Objectives:
To examine acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a caring education program for nursing students in Taiwan.
Methods:
Students were recruited to participate in a pre-post-test quasi-experimental study. Students self-selected into a control group (n=33) or an experimental group (n=35). The experimental group registered for a 13-week caring education program based on Watson's 10 creative factors through multiple teaching strategies. The Caring Behaviors Assessment (CBA) was used to collect data at weeks 1 and 13. Content analysis was used to reach the main descriptions of caring education from an experimental group of nursing students.
Results:
The experimental group reported a significantly higher score of caring behaviors after participating in the education program (t=3.4, p=.00). The score of each CBA subscale in the experimental group was significantly enhanced from week 1 to week 13, except in the existential/phenomenological/spiritual dimension. Qualitative results supported that a caring education could help nursing students by building caring behaviors which could be adapted to clinical situations.
Conclusions:
The findings support the credibility of caring-focused teaching strategies and such focused caring programs are acceptable and show efficacy for nursing students.
Related Concept Videos
Nursing Evaluation
Section...
Nursing Process for Patient and Caregiver Teaching III: Evaluation and Documentation
Nurses can use several methods to evaluate patient outcomes. For example, oral questions can assess cognitive learning, patient...
Nursing Process for Patient and Caregiver Teaching II: Planning and Implementation
Nursing Implementation
The five steps to implementing effective nursing care include reassessing the patient, reviewing and revising the existing nursing care plan, organizing the resources and care delivery, anticipating and preventing complications, and implementing nursing interventions.
Nursing Process for Patient and Caregiver Teaching I: Assessment and Diagnosis
It is critical to determine the patient's learning needs during the assessment. Determination of learning needs compounds data from the...