Perception of Caring by Senior-level Baccalaureate Nursing Students PDF Download

Author: Joan Carnosso
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Category : Caring
Languages : en
Pages : 116

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Caring has been identified as an important quality in nursing that needs to be recognized and nurtured within its framework. The problem under study was how senior-level baccalaureate nursing students perceived the level of caring by their faculty. Nurse educators are in a situation where modeling, dialogue, and practice are a confirmation of caring and influence for nursing students. If it is assumed that caring is a significant part of nursing, then finding the elements of caring within the teaching process as well as in the curriculum content are important. The conceptual framework utilized in this study was Watson's theory of human care. The Organizational Climate for Caring Questionnaire was given to 102 senior-level nursing students at Boise State University and Idaho State University. The sub-scores of the questionnaire were calculated, and means, standard deviations, and minimum and maximum scores reported. Means for the subscales are as follows: modeling (4.16), dialogue (3.86), practice (4.29), and confirmation/affirmation (4.09). These means reflected that the students only slightly agreed that they felt their faculty were caring. This is a concern. Reliability for the subscales was reported using Cronbach's alpha: modeling (0.94), dialogue (0.91), practice (0.86), and confirmation/affirmation (0.92). Future areas of research include how faculty perceive their behavior as caring and whether faculty can learn caring techniques that will enhance student learning. Caring also needs to be incorporated into the nursing curriculum early in education and supported throughout.