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Chinese Journal of Nursing Education ›› 2025, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (5): 541-548.doi: 10.3761/j.issn.1672-9234.2025.05.005

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Application of internalization theory-based experiential teaching in humanities courses for undergraduate nursing students

CHEN Jingjing(),ZHANG Xuan(),WU Weiwei,LIN Yan,HONG Youjuan   

  • Received:2025-01-23 Online:2025-05-15 Published:2025-05-16

Abstract:

Objective To explore the application effect of internalization theory-based experiential teaching in humanities course for undergraduate nursing students. Methods An experiential teaching based on internalization theory was designed,with key steps including:identifying teaching themes,content,and arrangements;designing teaching implementation;and establishing teaching resource databases. The control group consisted of 269 nursing students from the grade of 2018,who receiving conventional teaching. Meanwhile the experimental group included 157 nursing students from the grade of 2022 who undertaking a three-phase experiential teaching process:foundation level-transformation level-sublimation level. Post-course evaluations included a self-designed questionnaire assessing course satisfaction in the experimental group,along with Caring Ability Inventory and Emotional Experience Scale measurements to compare humanistic caring competence and emotional awareness between two groups. Results After the course,94.9%(149/157) students in experimental group rated their overall satisfaction with the nursing humanities course as “very satisfied/satisfied”. Comparing to the control group,the experimental group demonstrated significantly higher scores in the patience dimension of caring ability(t=2.177,P=0.030) and emotional breadth dimension of emotional awareness(t=3.421,P=0.001). Conclusion The internalization theory-based experiential teaching achieves favorable educational outcomes in nursing humanities courses,effectively enhancing students' humanistic literacy,stimulating learning interest,and improving learning experiences.

Key words: Internalization theory, Nursing humanities, Experiential teaching, Blended learning