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Table 4 Nursing students’ overall evaluation of nursing humanities education (n = 107)

From: Final-year nursing students’ perceptions of humanistic education in nursing: a cross-sectional descriptive study

Subjects

n

%

1.

The main problem with humanistic education in nursing are (multiple choice):

  
 

Insufficient emphasis on humanistic education in school/hospital.

40

37.4

 

Insufficient attention of humanistic education among students.

50

46.7

 

Too few and poorly organized humanities courses.

40

37.4

 

Monotonous teaching format in humanistic education.

68

63.6

 

Lack of good humanistic atmosphere on campus.

45

42.1

2.

The main improvements that should be made to humanistic education in nursing are (multiple choice):

  
 

Educational content.

58

54.2

 

Teaching methods.

69

64.5

 

Assessment methods.

51

47.7

 

Curriculum design.

42

39.3

 

Social practice.

51

47.7

3.

The focus of humanistic education for nursing students should be:

  
 

Cultivation of students’ nursing humanistic qualities.

59

55.1

 

Broadening students’ knowledge of nursing humanities.

4

3.7

 

Cultivation of nursing humanistic thinking.

26

24.3

 

Development of nursing humanities skills.

4

3.7

 

Cultivation of a sound personality.

14

13.1