
AbstractPurposeThe study aims to determine the relationship between nurses’ empathic tendencies, empathic skills, and individualized care perceptions.Design and MethodsThis study employed a descriptive and correlational design. Data were collected from nurses in eight training and research hospitals in Turkey. The study sample consisted of 472 nurses who were both volunteered to participate and randomly selected.FindingsA definite high‐level relation was determined between nurses’ empathic tendencies and individualized care perceptions, but no relation was determined between nurses’ empathic skills and individualized care perceptions.Practice ImplicationsThis study can underline practices accounting for empathy and individualized care in nursing research and training programs.
0302 clinical medicine, Adult, Male, Adolescent, Turkey, Attitude of Health Personnel, 03 medical and health sciences, Individuality, Nurses, Middle Aged, Nursing Research, Young Adult, Humans, Female, Perception, 0305 other medical science, Empathy
0302 clinical medicine, Adult, Male, Adolescent, Turkey, Attitude of Health Personnel, 03 medical and health sciences, Individuality, Nurses, Middle Aged, Nursing Research, Young Adult, Humans, Female, Perception, 0305 other medical science, Empathy
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