Development and evaluation of a learner-centered educational summer camp program on soft skills for baccalaureate nursing students

Nurse Educ. 2014 Sep-Oct;39(5):246-51. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000065.

Abstract

The objectives were to develop a learner-centered educational camp program for nursing students and to evaluate 4 areas of soft skills, communication ability, clinical interaction, interpersonal relationships, and social problem solving, before and after the program. The results showed that the summer camp program was effective in improving nursing students' soft skills.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Competence*
  • Communication
  • Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / organization & administration*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Nurse-Patient Relations
  • Nursing Education Research
  • Nursing Evaluation Research
  • Problem Solving
  • Problem-Based Learning*
  • Program Development
  • Social Problems
  • Students, Nursing / psychology*