Taina Pitkäaho, Pirjo Partanen, Merja Miettinen, Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen
Non-linear relationships between nurse staffing and patients' length of stay in acute care units: Bayesian dependence modelling
Journal of advanced nursing
critical nurses provide healthcare services healthysick individuals humanistic approach empathy research aimed determine nurses humanistic behaviour ability empathy levels related factors clinical practice descriptive crosssectional exploratory study probability sampling method used 337 nurses working two public hospitals included study data collected using humanistic practice ability nursing scale empathy level determination scale structural equation model analysis descriptive statistics used evaluate hypothesised model study adhered strobe checklist reporting nurses humanistic ability empathy level nursing practices found average ability act humanely nursing practices empathy levels found significantly higher nurses married children significant relationship found empathy levels humanistic behaviours accordingly nurses empathy levels positively affected humanistic care behaviours model established two concepts found statistically appropriate nurses empathy levels positively affect ability act humanistically result model established two concepts also supports care strategies developed consider factors improve empathetic humanistic behaviours nurses maximise individualised care practices increasing awareness nurses factors affecting humanistic behaviours empathic attitudes caring individuals clinical practice contribute improving quality nursing care