Teaching caring to nursing students

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Phenomenological Research
• Qualitative Study

Background:

• Caring is central to nursing practice.
• Understanding how caring is taught in nursing education is crucial for effective pedagogy.
• Previous research has not fully explored the lived experiences of faculty and students regarding the teaching of caring.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore the meaning of caring for nursing faculty and students.
• To investigate how faculty communicate the concept of caring to students.
• To understand how the meaning of caring shapes students' educational experiences.

Main Methods:

• Phenomenological research design.
• Data collection through semi-structured interviews with faculty and students.
• Classroom observations and document analysis were also employed.

Main Results:

• Identified the meaning of caring from faculty and student perspectives.
• Described methods used by faculty to teach caring.
• Revealed how students learn and internalize caring as the essence of nursing.

Conclusions:

• Faculty and administrators must adopt caring as a fundamental way of being to effectively teach it.
• Integrating caring into the core of nursing education is essential.
• The study highlights the need for intentional strategies to cultivate caring in future nurses.