An experiment in the development of empathy in student nurses.
Student nurses were assessed for their specific interview behaviour with patients after experiencing an empathetic training and a psychological-mindedness experience. The results show that empathy was not increased or decreased. The reasons for the experimental findings are discussed.
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Roding College of Health Care Studies, Hedgecock Education Centre, Barking Hospital, Essex, England.
D004506:Education, Nursing; D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009732:Nursing Care; D011584:Psychology / Q000193:education; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*