Publication Date
2009
Degree Type
Master's Project
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Nursing
First Advisor
Virgil Parsons
Second Advisor
Phyllis M. Connolly
Abstract
This descriptive study explored students' perceptions of caring at the end of their first nursing courses by identifying the caring behaviors they agreed were most important. The 35 item Care Dimensions Inventory (CDI-35) developed by Watson, Deary, and Hoogbruin (2001) was used to explore perceptions of caring of a convenience sample of 71 students enrolled in their first nursing courses in a baccalaureate program. The inventory asked participants to agree or disagree using a Likert scale whether the nursing actions were considered as caring. Most of the nursing actions considered important by the students were in the supporting/intimacy aspects of nursing practice, closely followed by the technical aspects. The least importance was given to inappropriate and unnecessary nursing behaviors.
Recommended Citation
Roman, Rosa, "Student Nurses' Perceptions About Caring In Early Nursing Courses" (2009). Master's Projects. 811.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31979/etd.f5f8-ycfq
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_projects/811
