Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2022, 13(3):714-727 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0005

Nursing students’ perception of caring: a literature review

Herdina Mariyanti1,2, Kee Jiar Yeo2, Shih Hui Lee2, Nursalam Nursalam3
1 Department of Fundamental Nursing, Nursing Faculty, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
2 Department of Educational Foundation & Social Sciences, School of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
3 Department of Advance Nursing, Nursing Faculty, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia

Aim: Exploring nursing students’ perceptions regarding caring is essential, especially for nursing educators, in order to provide information for planning a curriculum in nursing education. The aim of this literature review was to synthesize the literature regarding nursing students’ perceptions of caring based on the available primary research.

Design: A literature review.

Methods: Six electronic databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Science Direct, SCOPUS, Wiley Online Library, and SAGE) were searched. Articles were selected according to PRISMA guidelines. A thematic synthesis framework was applied in this review.

Results: Thirteen primary studies were included and synthesized, and seven analytical themes emerged. The analytical themes were: caring as presence, caring as support, caring as professionalism, caring as communication, caring as establishing relationships, and patient well-being as a positive outcome of caring.

Conclusion: Caring was perceived variously in this review, and consisted of physical aspects, emotional aspects, and professional aspects, together with obedience to the nursing codes of ethics. Finally, it was felt that being caring to patients should not mean that nurses neglect their own self-care.

Keywords: caring, literature review, nursing student, perception

Received: July 14, 2020; Revised: February 17, 2021; Accepted: February 19, 2021; Prepublished online: August 21, 2022; Published: September 5, 2022  Show citation

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Mariyanti H, Jiar Yeo K, Hui Lee S, Nursalam N. Nursing students’ perception of caring: a literature review. Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery. 2022;13(3):714-727. doi: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0005.
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