title: Action research on the development of a caring curriculum in Taiwan: Part II.
abstract: This article presents the development, design, implementation, and evaluation of the third-year course of a caring curriculum being developed for a 5-year associate degree nursing program in Taiwan. The course, titled Application of Caring Concepts, was taught to more than 800 students by 16 instructors recruited from various departments. The instructors attended workshops and seminars on caring and then developed the course materials and teaching strategies. Instructional strategies included role modeling, dialogue, discussions, journaling, simulations, readings, and projects that involved students' applying caring skills outside of the classroom. Students were evaluated by patients in clinical practice using the Caring Behavior Measurement, developed in a previous study, and the course was evaluated by qualitative analysis of student feedback. Student responses to course content and instructional strategies were positive. Patients generally indicated that students always or normally performed caring behaviors. The study showed that with an appropriate curriculum and learning strategies, students can learn caring skills.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, Fooyin University, 151 Chin Hsueh Road, Ta-Liao, Kaohsiung 831, Taiwan. jhsieh@mail.fy.edu.tw
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee-Hsieh
authors.forename: Chien-Lin
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Turton
authors.forename: Chin-Lung
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Hsiu-Chi
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004645:Empathy; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan