Nursing Students' Perceptions of Their Own Caring Behaviors: A Multicountry Study

Purpose The aim of this study was to identify perceptions of caring behaviors in student nurses from four countries. Methods This study employed a descriptive, comparative survey design. Four hundred sixty‐seven students were recruited from four countries (Nigeria, India, Greece, and the Philippines...

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Published in:International journal of nursing knowledge 2017-10, Vol.28 (4), p.225-232
Main Authors: Labrague, Leodoro J., McEnroe‐Petitte, Denise M., Papathanasiou, Ioanna V., Edet, Olaide B., Arulappan, Judie, Tsaras, Konstantinos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Adult
Behavior
Caregiving
caring
caring behavior
CBI
Comparative studies
Country of origin
Family structure
Female
Greece
Humans
India
Intervention
Male
Medical education
Nigeria
Nursing
Nursing Care
nursing education
Perceptions
Philippines
Professional practice
Self-Assessment
student nurse
Students
Students, Nursing - psychology
Young Adult
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Summary:Purpose The aim of this study was to identify perceptions of caring behaviors in student nurses from four countries. Methods This study employed a descriptive, comparative survey design. Four hundred sixty‐seven students were recruited from four countries (Nigeria, India, Greece, and the Philippines) to participate in the study during the months of September 2013 to January 2014. Data were collected using the Caring Behavior Inventory. Findings The highest ranked subscale was “assurance of human presence” (4.827 ± 0.927), while “positive connectedness” (4.610 ± 0.949) was the lowest ranked subscale. There were no statistically significant correlations between the Caring Behavior Inventory scale and gender (F = 0.215, p = .643), educational level (F = 0.396, p = .529), and family structure of students (F = 0.680, p = .410), except for age (F = 9.380, p = .002, η2 = 0.141) and the country of origin (F = 5.772, p = .001, η2 = 0.036). Conclusion Students from four countries possess positive caring behaviors, specifically on physically based caring interventions, while there is a need to emphasize expressive caring behaviors during nursing education and training. Implication for Nursing Practice Caring interventions should be carried out in order to help students build or enhance their caring behaviors that can be adapted to clinical situations.
ISSN:2047-3087
2047-3095
DOI:10.1111/2047-3095.12108