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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Medical Humanities
  • Global Health

Background:

  • Nursing education emphasizes care and compassion.
  • Students may struggle to maintain compassion throughout their nursing careers.
  • High demands of nursing curricula can diminish initial student enthusiasm and compassion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the impact of service learning, specifically international medical trips, on nursing students' compassion.
  • To identify teaching strategies that can help maintain and demonstrate compassion in nursing education.
  • To underscore the importance of preserving compassion as a core tenet of the nursing profession.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized service learning activities, including international medical trips.
  • Focused on non-traditional clinical settings to foster compassion.
  • Emphasized the demonstration and modeling of compassionate behaviors.

Main Results:

  • International medical trips can serve as effective tools for reigniting compassion in nursing students.
  • Compassion can be demonstrated more evidently in unique settings outside of typical clinical environments.
  • Service learning provides a platform for students to reconnect with the core values of nursing.

Conclusions:

  • Nursing education should integrate service learning opportunities like international medical trips.
  • These experiences are vital for sustaining and reinforcing compassionate behaviors in future nurses.
  • Preserving compassion is crucial for the integrity and calling of the nursing profession.