title: Empathy Development Through Case Study and Simulation.
abstract: Because empathy is integral to the nurse-patient relationship, nurse educators are challenged to explore teaching strategies that may aid in the development of empathy among students. The purpose of this study was to determine whether consistent exposure to a single patient through case study and simulation had an impact on empathy levels in senior-level baccalaureate nursing students. Results provide interesting conclusions for faculty members and offer a basis for ongoing discussion.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Assistant Professor (Dr Mennenga) and Instructors (Mss Bassett and Pasquariello), College of Nursing, South Dakota State University, Brookings.
authors.forename: Heidi A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Mennenga
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bassett
authors.forename: Libby
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pasquariello
mesh_terms: D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D016544:Patient Simulation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult