Chinese Journal of Medical Education ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (9): 836-840.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20220303-00251

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Application of empathy training based on humanistic care theory in the course of “basic nursing” of nursing specialty

Ruan Xiaoli1, Yi Chun2, Xie Qiong3, Cheng Menghui4, Li Shuping1   

  1. 1Medical Nursing Department, Guangdong Food and Drug Vocational-technical School, Guangzhou 510663, China;
    2Teaching and Research Section of Traditional Chinese Medicine Nursing,Nursing College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China;
    3Nursing Department, the Fourth Hospital of Changsha, Changsha 410006, China;
    4Orthopaedics Department, Shenzhen Hospital of Southern Medical University, Shenzhen 518000, China
  • Received:2022-03-03 Online:2022-09-01 Published:2022-08-29
  • Contact: Yi Chun, Email: yishion@gzucm.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Special Research Project of Secretary Circle in Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine(2020SKZX07); Scientific Research Planning Project of Guangdong Vocational and Technical Education Association(202103Z119); Project of Guangdong Food and Drug Vocational-technical School(RY2019044)

Abstract: Objective To explore the application of empathy training based on humanistic care theory in the course of “basic nursing” for nursing specialty trainees. Methods From March to July 2021, convenient sampling method was used to select two classes of nursing students enrolled in 2019 as research participants, who were then divided into experimental group and control group. In the course of “basic nursing”, the experimental group (78 students) was trained based on humanistic care theory and the control group (74 students) was trained by traditional teaching methods. After training, differences of empathy ability and clinical communication ability between two groups were compared by relevant scales. Difference of measurement data was compared by t-test. Results After training, the total score of empathy ability in the experimental group was (112.09±12.49) and the control group was (107.04±15.84), the difference was statistically significant (P=0.031). After training, there was no statistically significant difference in the scores of clinical communication ability between the experimental group and the control group [(54.82±12.06) vs. (53.73±10.55), P=0.903], but there was statistically significant difference in the dimension of “verification feeling” [(10.77±3.10) vs. (9.80±2.77), P=0.024]. Conclusions In the course of “basic nursing”, training based on humanistic care theory can effectively improve empathy ability of nursing students and can be further applied.

Key words: Empathy, Humanistic care, Training, Basic nursing

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