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Developing compassion and emotional intelligence in nursing students: A quasi‐experimental study
Author(s) -
Teskereci Gamze,
Öncel Selma,
Özer Arslan Ülkü
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12494
Subject(s) - compassion , psychology , intervention (counseling) , nursing , emotional intelligence , compassion fatigue , clinical psychology , scale (ratio) , medicine , social psychology , burnout , political science , law , physics , quantum mechanics
Purpose This study examined the effect of the Caring Behavior in Nursing course on the compassion and emotional intelligence levels of nursing students. Design and Methods This quasi‐experimental study was carried out using pretest and posttest design. The research sample consisted of the intervention (n = 37) and the control (n = 36) group. Data were collected through “The Emotional Intelligence Evaluation Survey” and “The Compassion Scale.” Findings It was determined that the compassion levels of the students in the intervention group were statistically significantly higher than the compassion levels of the control group of students. Practice Implications It was found that the Caring Behavior in Nursing course was effective in developing compassion.