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A weekend and a lifetime: a linkage to empathy.
1College of Nursing, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA. haysm@uah.edu
Holistic Nursing Practice
|August 9, 2013
Summary
Nursing education is complex. Teaching nursing students using personal clinical stories enhances empathy and promotes holistic patient care, improving overall nursing practice.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Healthcare Pedagogy
- Clinical Skills Development
Background:
- Navigating the complexities of modern healthcare presents significant challenges for nursing students.
- Traditional teaching methods may not fully equip students with the necessary empathy and holistic care skills.
- Personal clinical experiences are crucial for effective nursing education.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the impact of teaching nursing students through personal clinical storytelling.
- To demonstrate how instructor-led narratives can foster greater empathy in nursing trainees.
- To highlight the benefits of holistic nursing care in contemporary healthcare settings.
Main Methods:
- An event-driven reflection on a transformative teaching experience.
- Utilizing personal clinical anecdotes as a pedagogical tool.
- Facilitating narrative-based learning in nursing curricula.
Main Results:
- Storytelling from personal clinical experience significantly enhances student empathy.
- Students exposed to narrative-based learning demonstrate improved holistic nursing care.
- This approach is highly valued by students and contributes to professional development.
Conclusions:
- Integrating personal clinical stories into nursing education is an effective strategy.
- Narrative pedagogy fosters essential qualities like empathy and holistic care in future nurses.
- This method enriches the learning experience and improves the quality of patient care.
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