Open AccessAn in-class exercise to promote empathy
Author(s) -
Julia Paul
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of nursing education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-4059
pISSN - 1925-4040
DOI - 10.5430/jnep.v9n5p39
Subject(s) - empathy , narrative , curriculum , class (philosophy) , psychology , nurse education , nursing , medical education , pedagogy , medicine , social psychology , computer science , art , artificial intelligence , literature
As nursing curricula are focused on technology and advancing science, it is increasingly important to promote empathy and the art of nursing. This article describes a simple exercise that can be used in nursing education to build empathy for persons who suffer with chronic progressive illness. The preparation and conduct of the exercise are described with a sample narrative included which can be revised for application to other conditions.