title: Nursing student-patient relationships: a descriptive study of students' and patients' views.
abstract: This study was designed to describe and compare nursing students' and patients' perceptions of the relationship between students and patients. The data was collected in Finland from a convenience sample of nursing students (n=290) and patients (n=242) using questionnaires especially designed for this study. The results indicated that students viewed the relationship as more authoritative and facilitative, while patients regarded the relationship as more mechanistic. Furthermore, students' and patients' views on their relationships differed significantly. These results have important implications for nursing education. They particularly highlight the need to further strengthen nursing student-patient interactions and relationships.
authors.affiliation: University of Turku. arja.suikkala@mbnet.fi
authors.forename: Arja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suikkala
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Leino-Kilpi
authors.forename: Jouko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Katajisto
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000639:trends; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires