title: Creating a caring learning environment.
abstract: This article discusses creating a caring learning environment for undergraduate nursing students. The purpose is to apply the results of a research study in which students described their lived experience with caring in the nursing environment. Students (N = 23) shared caring and uncaring stories about their curricula. The study identified two patterns: "The Power of the Faculty" and "Creating a Caring Learning Environment." The authors discuss the implications of these patterns for developing caring faculty practices and a caring learning environment.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing and Health Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Redmond
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sorrell
mesh_terms: D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000592:standards*; D004645:Empathy; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007858:Learning; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D015279:Organizational Culture; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires