Interpersonal communication and caring experience with clients from the perspective of student nurses

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dc.contributor.authorJun, Wu Yaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-07T14:07:47Z
dc.date.available2014-02-07T14:07:47Z
dc.date.issued2000en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical referencesen_US
dc.description.abstracten_US
dc.description.abstractThe 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 relationshipen_US
dc.description.abstractMajor 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 experienceen_US
dc.description.degreeWindhoeken_US
dc.description.degreeNamibiaen_US
dc.description.degreeUniversity of Namibiaen_US
dc.description.degreeMasters in Nursing Scienceen_US
dc.format.extent63 pen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11070/239
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.masterFileNumber2323en_US
dc.subjectNursesen_US
dc.subjectNursingen_US
dc.subjectTraining of health workersen_US
dc.titleInterpersonal communication and caring experience with clients from the perspective of student nursesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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