Perceived role-taking behavior and course grades in junior year college nursing students

Nursing students at the University of Maryland at Baltimore served as subjects for this study of perceived role-taking behavior. Students were asked to identify fellow students whom they perceived as best being able to take the perspectives or points of view of others, by using a sociometric questionnaire. Results for 39 subjects indicated that those who were seen by their classmates as good role takers, tended to receive higher course grades than other students. The importance of social skills, such as role taking, in the baccalaureate nursing degree program is discussed.