title: Humanistic approach to nursing education: lived experiences of Iranian nursing students.
abstract: The nurse teachers tried to have a complete understanding of the educational contents, to transfer knowledge to nursing students better, and to facilitate the process of education. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of Iranian nursing students regarding the characteristics of academic nurse teachers. In this hermeneutic phenomenological study, data were collected via in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 12 Iranian nursing students and the audio-taped and transcribed interviews analyzed according to Van Manen´s method. The main theme emerged during data analysis, was "humanistic approach to nursing education". The theme was extracted from 2 sub-themes including 'ethical necessities' and 'effective interaction'. The findings present greater understanding of humanistic approach to nursing education.
authors.forename: Shahrzad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghiyasvandian
authors.affiliation: 1. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. bolourchifard@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Fariba
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bolourchifard
authors.forename: Zohreh
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Parsa Yekta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult