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Cheryl Leiningen1, Laura Kelly
1About the Authors Cheryl Leiningen, DNP, APN, is an assistant professor of nursing, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey. Laura Kelly, PhD, APN, is an associate professor, Columbia University, New York, New York. This project was funded with a grant from the Edmond J. Safra Visiting Nurse Faculty Program at the Parkinson's Disease Foundation. For more information, contact Dr. Leiningen at cleining@monmouth.edu.
Abstract:
With the demand for learning required technical skills continuing to increase, nurse educators must not lose sight of the importance of assisting undergraduate nursing students to develop skills essential for creating a trusting therapeutic relationship. Teaching empathy through a semester-long family care project presented as an unfolding case study can help students understand what it is like for a patient and family to struggle with the multiple issues associated with having a chronic disease.
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