THE ORIGINS OF THE EDUCATION OF HUMANISTIC NURSING APPROACHES IN NURSES: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

Humanistic approaches in nursing care are very important. But there is a little
knowledge about how these approaches grow in nurses. The aim of this study is understanding and
identifying of effective factors.
Materials & Methods: This is a qualitative study. The participants were 14 nurses working in two
hospitals in Tehran. The data were collected through 26 unstructured interviews and analyzed using
conventional content analysis. The rigor has been guaranteed with prolonged engagement, maximum
variance sampling, member check and audit trail.
Result: The main theme was learning in confrontation with planning our on planning situation in
personal and professional life. These situations provide rich experiences for learning of humanistic
behavior. Participants’ experiences are “confrontation with committed role models”, “work and care as
learning chance” and “confrontation with unpleasant life experiences”.
Conclusion: Education of humanistic approaches begins with childhood in the family. This is
influenced by culture of family, education by family, faculty and nursing management. Paying
attention to all three elements are necessary to reinforce these approaches