Abstract
The current study examined the communication strategies used by undergraduate nursing students (N = 343) to express empathy during simulated health history interviews. Interacting with a virtual patient, students encountered up to 9 information disclosures that warranted the expression of empathy but recognized few (33.54%). Sophistication of language to express empathy varied depending on the disclosure topic. These findings suggest that empathy as a learned skill can be incorporated into a variety of nursing contexts.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 18-22 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Nurse educator |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- empathy
- health communication
- nursing education
- virtual simulation
- virtual systems
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nursing(all)
- Education
- Fundamentals and skills
- LPN and LVN