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Humanistic caring, a nursing competency: modelling a metamorphosis from students to accomplished nurses
Dimitri Létourneau1, Johanne Goudreau1, Chantal Cara1
1Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
|March 7, 2020
Summary
This study identifies developmental stages for humanistic caring in nurses, finding it linked to job satisfaction and other competencies. Improving working conditions is key to maintaining this essential nursing trait.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Healthcare Professional Development
- Humanistic Psychology
Background:
- Nursing regulatory bodies emphasize humanistic and caring attributes for nurses.
- The developmental process and stages of humanistic caring competency are under-documented in nursing literature.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore and document the learning process and developmental stages of humanistic caring competency in nursing.
- To identify critical milestones and indicators for the development of humanistic caring.
Main Methods:
- Interpretive phenomenology approach.
- Individual interviews with 26 participants (nursing students and nurses).
- Adaptation of Benner's (1994) method for a five-phase phenomenological analysis.
Main Results:
- Identification of critical milestones and developmental indicators across five stages of humanistic caring.
- A strong connection was observed between job satisfaction, meaning at work, and the development of humanistic caring.
- Emerging links between humanistic caring and three other nursing competencies were identified.
Conclusions:
- Humanistic caring extends beyond communication, being integral to overall nursing care.
- Enhancing nurses' working conditions is crucial for sustaining humanistic caring post-graduation.
- Nurse educators should emphasize the integrated nature of humanistic caring in nursing practice.
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