Starting out - experience as a patient taught me to respond with compassion
Lydia Emerson Nursing student, Queen’s University Belfast
Student experiences in the real world of nursing starting out
As a final-year nursing student I considered my communication skills to be relatively well honed. I was confident that I knew how to convey empathy towards my patients – that is, until I found myself in the role of patient.
Nursing Standard.
23, 43, 28-28.
doi: 10.7748/ns.23.43.28.s32
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