Caring Character Building Strategies For Nursing Students; Opinion Of Hospital And Nursing Education Leaders

Nursing students   must be  able to   build  caring   character during  the learning process.  The caring character   of students  who have  been awakened  is very useful  in the nursing service   process   after  becoming  a  nurse.  The problem that exists    today  is  that there has not been  a strong  caring   character  in some  nursing  students. This  will  have a  negative  impact, namely  the low  quality of   nursing graduates, especially  in aspects of caring   behavior .    The low  caring   behavior of  nurse graduates   can  result  in low  quality of  service  and   patient satisfaction.    This problem    needs to  be    solved immediately, in the form of  a strategy  to build  caring character  for nursing students.   Therefore, it is  necessary to  explore the right strategy   to  build  the   caring character    of nursing students.  The purpose of the   study  was to   explore  strategies   to build  caring characteristics    of nursing students.    This study  used  qualitative  design. Data was obtained  through  structured  interviews  with  13  leaders   of nursing  in   hospitals, and leaders of educational   institutions .  Data   analysis using  content analysis. The results of the study  obtained  three major   themes  of  strategies  for building caring   character    of nursing students, namely  1)   integrated caring learning  in the   educational  curriculum, 2) training and  menthorship  caring 3). Application of  problem base learning and role play in  student  clinical  learning. The conclusion obtained  from  this  study  is  that the caring character   of   nursing students  can be  built  through  integrated learning  design  in  the   educational  curriculum, training process and continuous assistance,  and the application of   practical learning   methods  in the  form of  problem base learning and role play.    Advice for   educational  institutions is    that it   is necessary  to  strengthen the   caring character of   students  as outlined  in the   curriculum, learning process  and through  continuous training and mentoring  activities.