Interpersonal communication and caring experience with clients from the perspective of student nurses
Abstract
The study is grounded in Watson's theory of transpersonal caring. Therefore, a qualitative research design and methods guided the collection and analysis of data. Participants included ten fourth-year-nursing students enrolled at the University of Namibia. The objectives of the study were to describe student nurses' experiences with interpersonal communication in establishing a caring relationship with clients/patients, explain the concept of caring from the perspective of the students, explore the ways that student nurses use to foster a caring relationship
Major themes and sub-categories that emerged from the study include: different feelings and experiences, developing trusting-helping realtionships. The themes were seeing the client as a unique and whole individual, providing clients with individual and person-centered care, mutual patterns of communication, language listening, humour and touch. The factors which enhance or limit the communication and caring relationships are defined from student nurses' perspectives of experience
Description
Includes bibliographical references
Keywords
Nurses, Nursing, Training of health workers