title: Compassion in nursing. 1: Defining, identifying and measuring this essential quality.
abstract: The first in this two-part unit on compassion examines the concept of compassion, and how it can be identified and measured in practice. It also discusses the level of compassion expected in nursing.
authors.affiliation: Bangor University.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Davison
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009729:Nursing