Abstract:

Objective To explore the training methods to improve the humanistic care ability of nursing undergraduates. Methods Through convenient sampling，122 undergraduate nursing students in the second year of a university were recruited，and the cognition-experience-reflection humanistic care ability training program was conducted for 8 weeks. All participants were assessed before and after the training using the Caring Ability Inventory（CAI），and the students’ reflective debriefing data was analyzed. Results The total CAI scores of nursing undergraduates before and after training were（182.75±15.59） and（191.67±15.73） respectively，whose difference reached statistical significance（t=4.313，P<0.001）. However，there were no significant difference in the scores of CAI-courage dimension before and after intervention（t=1.928，P=0.055）. The results of the reflection were classified into six themes：understanding vulnerable groups；recognizing the meaning of caring；holding a strong belief of caring in practice；learning how to care；understanding caring in nursing and having an awareness of self-care. Conclusion Through the cognition-experience-reflection training，nursing undergraduates deepened their understanding for the meaning of humanistic care，recognized the importance of humanistic care，believed in practicing humanistic care firmly，and improved their humanistic care ability to a certain extent.

Key words: Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate, Humanities, Cognition, Experience, Reflection