Measurement and Development of Empathy in Nursing

List of contents

1: Empathy is crucial to helping; 2: The problem: Professional helpers, including nurses, do not normally display much empathy; 3: Analysis: Empathy has not been measured in clients' terms and accordingly taught; 4: Solution, Part 1: A reliable and valid client-centred empathy scale has now been developed; 5: Solution, Part 2: Using this scale, a course has been developed which does help nurses to show empathy; 6: Summary and implications: Such a course may help others to learn as well

About the author

William Reynolds

Summary

This title was first published in 2000: This text examines a study in which a client-centred empathy scale was developed - the client-centred measure of empathy was found to be reliable and valid and a course designed to teach nurses to offer empathy in clients' terms was effective.

Product details

• Authors: Reynolds, William Reynolds, William J Reynolds, William J. Reynolds
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138724372
• ISBN: 978-1-138-72437-2
• No. of pages: 214
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Nursing; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Nursing, Society and culture: general, teach nurses;healthcare;nursing;empathy;William J. Reynolds