Humanistic Approach to Nursing Education: Lived Experiences of Iranian Nursing Students
Author(s) -
Shahrzad Ghiyasvandian,
Fariba Bolourchifard,
Z Parsa Yekta
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
global journal of health science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-9744
pISSN - 1916-9736
DOI - 10.5539/gjhs.v7n2p87
Subject(s) - humanism , theme (computing) , nursing , nurse education , hermeneutic phenomenology , lived experience , psychology , medicine , political science , computer science , law , operating system , psychoanalysis
The nurse teachers tried to have a complete understanding of the educational contents, to transfer knowledge to nursing students better, and to facilitate the process of education. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of Iranian nursing students regarding the characteristics of academic nurse teachers. In this hermeneutic phenomenological study, data were collected via in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 12 Iranian nursing students and the audio-taped and transcribed interviews analyzed according to Van Manen´s method. The main theme emerged during data analysis, was "humanistic approach to nursing education". The theme was extracted from 2 sub-themes including 'ethical necessities' and 'effective interaction'. The findings present greater understanding of humanistic approach to nursing education.
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