The personal tutor as a role model for students: humanising nursing care

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Humanization in Healthcare
• Pedagogy in Nursing

Background:

• Overview of nurse education in the UK.
• The personal tutor role in nursing.
• Introduction to the humanizing framework by Todres et al. (2009).

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore how nurse academics role model the humanizing framework.
• To examine the impact of this role modeling on student nurses.
• To understand how humanization enhances the patient care experience.

Main Methods:

• Exploration of the humanizing framework's embodiment in the undergraduate nursing curriculum.
• Analysis of how nurse academics role model humanization.
• Investigation of the influence on students' application of humanizing dimensions.

Main Results:

• Nurse academics actively role model the humanizing framework.
• This role modeling positively influences students' ability to apply humanizing dimensions.
• Enhanced patient care experiences through student application of humanization.

Conclusions:

• Role modeling humanization by nurse academics is crucial in nursing education.
• The humanizing framework effectively guides the development of compassionate nursing practice.
• Positive student-tutor relationships are fostered through this approach.