title: Cultivating caring through caring group and ropes course experiences.
abstract: Caring group and ropes course experiences were integrated into the first semester of an upper-division baccalaureate nursing curriculum to help students learn caring and teamwork. The authors discuss their teaching strategies and outcomes that promoted caring, group cohesion, closeness, trust, teamwork, and support among nursing students.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism, Radford University, Virginia 24142, USA. ebirx@radford.edu
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Birx
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wagstaff
authors.forename: Susan R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Van Patten
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D009051:Mountaineering / Q000523:psychology; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D035502:Trust; D014768:Virginia