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1About the Author Sara B. Adams, PhD, RN, CNE, is an assistant professor, Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois. Linda D. Scott, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FNAP, FAAN, is dean and professor, University of Wisconsin Madison School of Nursing, Madison, Wisconsin. For more information, contact Dr. Adams at adams.sarab@gmail.com .
Abstract:
Empathy has been associated with improved patient outcomes in practicing nurses, but empathy levels have been shown to decline in nursing students with increased clinical exposure. Integrating content from the humanities in the nursing classroom, not common in nursing education, supports professional empathy development and maintenance. Whether competencies gained from humanities-based liberal education courses support empathy in nursing students as they emerge into practice is not known. The purpose of this quantitative, nonexperimental, descriptive, pilot research was to explore the relationship between humanities-based liberal education and empathy in recently graduated, baccalaureate-prepared practicing nurses ( n = 40).
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