<p>Abstract</p><p>The aim with the study was to describe and to compare nurse students' views about important</p><p>caring behaviors in order to give good caring. An empirical comparative study was</p><p>implemented on a college in the middle of Sweden. Nurse students in the beginning and at the</p><p>end of their education sorted and prioritized 50 caring behaviors (CARE-Q). The result showed</p><p>that the students' description of important caring behaviors has many similarities. However, the</p><p>result also showed that there were significant differences between the student-groups where the</p><p>students at the beginning of their education rated several caring behavior as significant more</p><p>important than the students in the end of their education. The findings showed that there were</p><p>significant differences in 7 caring behaviors. “Gets to know the patient as an individual</p><p>person”, “Volunteers to do “little” things for the patient, e.g., brings a cup of coffee, a paper</p><p>etc.”, “Offers reasonable alternatives to the patient, such as choice of appointment times, bath</p><p>times etc.”, “Is cheerful”, “Introduces herself/himself and tells the patient what he/she does”,</p><p>“Touches the patient when he/she needs comfort”, “Knows when to call the doctor”. The result</p><p>showed on that there was not any significant difference between the study-groups in CARE-Q</p><p>different dimensions. Conclusion; In those cases where differences were found between the</p><p>student groups these most often concerned caring behavior of human nature, i e. the more</p><p>fundamental in the nurse trade's area of responsibility and that students at beginning of their</p><p>education assessed these as more important in order to provide good care.</p><p>Keywords: Nursing student, Caring behavior, Perceptions, CARE-Q.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:hig-407 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Hallberg, Catharina, Edwall, Gustav |
| Publisher | University of Gävle, Department of Caring Sciences and Sociology, University of Gävle, Department of Caring Sciences and Sociology |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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