The effect of compassion training on the compassion competencies and ethical sensitivities of nursing students

The Effect of Compassion Training on the Compassion Competencies and Ethical Sensitivities of Nursing Students Purpose: The a+m of th+s thes+s study +s to determ+ne the effect of compass+on educat+on on compass+on competence and eth+cal sens+t+v+ty +n nurs+ng students. MaterMal-Method: The populat+on of the study, wh+ch cons+sts of pre-testpost- test, control and +ntervent+on groups, cons+sts of f+rst-year students of Süleyman Dem+rel Un+vers+ty, Faculty of Health Sc+ences, Department of Nurs+ng, and the sample of the study cons+sts of nurs+ng students who were ass+gned by random+zat+on and agreed to part+c+pate +n the research (n = 122). The research was conducted between March 2023 and Apr+l 2023. A 6-week tra+n+ng program was appl+ed to the students d+v+ded +nto +ntervent+on and control groups to +ncrease the+r compass+on. Research data were collected us+ng the Personal Informat+on Form, Compass+on Competency Scale (CCS) and Eth+cal Sens+t+v+ty Scale Adapted to Student Nurses (SNAESS). Descr+pt+ve stat+st+cs, Kolmogorow Sm+rnow test, t test +n dependent and +ndependent groups, Mann Wh+tney U and W+lcoxon test, rel+ab+l+ty tests and correlat+on analyzes were used +n the analys+s of the study. FMndMngs: 86.2% of the +ntervent+on group of nurs+ng students part+c+pat+ng +n the research were between the ages of 18-20, and 82.8% of the +ntervent+on group were women. 62% of the +ntervent+on group l+ves +n the Med+terranean reg+on, and 77.6% of the +ntervent+on group has a nuclear fam+ly structure. In the study, the average pre-test score of the +ntervent+on group +n the +ntervent+on group was found to be 3.80±0.52, and the average post-test score was 4.50±0.34. In the +ntervent+on group, the pretest score of SNAESS was 4.82±0.42 and the posttest score was 5.99±0.34. In the study, +t was determ+ned that there was a s+gn+f+cant pos+t+ve +ncrease +n the CCS and SNAESS scores of the students +n the +ntervent+on group at the end of the tra+n+ng. No s+gn+f+cant +ncrease was detected +n the CCS and SNAESS scores of the students +n the control group. A s+gn+f+cant d+fference was found between pre- and post-+ntervent+on +n the MIS commun+cat+on, sens+t+v+ty and +ns+ght sub-d+mens+ons of the +ntervent+on group. A s+gn+f+cant d+fference was found between the +ntervent+on group's pre- and post-+ntervent+on subscales of SNAESS +nterpersonal or+entat+on and expert +nformat+on seek+ng. Result: It was determ+ned that compass+on educat+on +ncreased students' compass+on competenc+es and eth+cal sens+t+v+t+es. It +s recommended that compass+on educat+on programs us+ng +nteract+ve methods be +ntegrated +nto the undergraduate nurs+ng educat+on curr+culum so that students can ga+n knowledge, sk+lls and pos+t+ve car+ng behav+ors. Keywords: Nursing student, Compassion training, Compassion competence, Ethical sensitivity