Open AccessComparing feeling of competence regarding humanistic caring in Belgian nurses and nursing students: A comparative cross‐sectional study conducted in a French Belgian teaching hospital
Author(s) -
Lecocq Dan,
Delmas Philippe,
Antonini Matteo,
Lefebvre Hélène,
Laloux Martine,
Beghuin Amélie,
Van Cutsem Chantal,
Bustillo Aurélia,
Pirson Magali
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.608
Subject(s) - feeling , competence (human resources) , cross sectional study , nursing , humanism , psychology , medicine , social psychology , pathology , political science , law
Abstract Aim The aim of the study was to describe and compare feeling of competence regarding humanistic caring in Registered Nurses (RN) and nursing students (NS). Design A quantitative comparative cross‐sectional research design was used. Methods A convenience sample of 196 RN and 47 NS in a teaching hospital in Belgium completed a self‐administered questionnaire composed of a sociodemographic survey and the Caring Nurse‐Patient Interactions Scale (CNPI‐23) developed by Cossette et al. Results The four dimensions of the CNPI‐23 were compared using the Skillings–Mack test. Both groups scored higher on “humanistic” and “comforting” than on “clinical” and “relational” care and both scored lowest on this last dimension. Linear regressions showed that none of the variables had a statistically significant influence on the CNPI‐23 scores, except for NS “state of health,” which influenced their feeling of competence regarding “relational care.”