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1Department of Medical Services and Techniques, University of Kayseri, Kayseri, Turkey.
Journal of Clinical Nursing
|January 18, 2024
Summary
Nurses demonstrate above-average humanistic abilities and empathy. Higher empathy levels positively influence humanistic care behaviors, suggesting strategies to enhance these qualities improve nursing quality.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Practice
- Healthcare Quality
- Humanistic Care
Background:
- Humanistic approach and empathy are critical for nurses in providing healthcare.
- Understanding nurses' humanistic behavior and empathy is essential for quality patient care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine nurses' humanistic behavior ability and empathy levels in clinical practice.
- To identify factors related to humanistic behavior and empathy among nurses.
Main Methods:
- Descriptive, cross-sectional, and exploratory study design.
- 337 nurses from two public hospitals participated using probability sampling.
- Data collected via Humanistic Practice Ability of Nursing Scale and Empathy Level Determination Scale; analyzed with structural equation modeling.
Main Results:
- Nurses exhibited above-average humanistic ability and empathy levels.
- Married nurses with children showed significantly higher humanistic abilities and empathy.
- A significant positive relationship was found between nurses' empathy levels and humanistic care behaviors.
Conclusions:
- Nurses' empathy levels positively impact their humanistic care behaviors.
- The established model confirms the positive effect of empathy on humanistic actions.
- Developing strategies to enhance empathy and humanistic behaviors can improve individualized patient care.
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