My dissertation focused on the connection between a nurse’s empathic abilities and their patient’s satisfaction with their care. This was conducted in 1989. As you can guess, there was a definite connection. But - unexpectedly - nurses also stated that practicing nursing using an empathic approach to understanding the patient and using that knowledge to inform their nursing care boosted a nurse’s satisfaction with nursing as a career. Many study participants stated their nursing career was more a “calling” and they couldn’t imagine doing anything else. A lot has changed since this study, and the lack of connection fostered by our digital landscape and impersonal workspaces have not helped. Not sure what a solution could be, expect to make those connections when you have the opportunity, and foster the connections you already have.
EDD is not actually a diagnosis or a criterion but is a popular label. Lack of empathy (not “EDD”), of course, helps to evaluate whether someone has some mental health disorders, such as Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
My dissertation focused on the connection between a nurse’s empathic abilities and their patient’s satisfaction with their care. This was conducted in 1989. As you can guess, there was a definite connection. But - unexpectedly - nurses also stated that practicing nursing using an empathic approach to understanding the patient and using that knowledge to inform their nursing care boosted a nurse’s satisfaction with nursing as a career. Many study participants stated their nursing career was more a “calling” and they couldn’t imagine doing anything else. A lot has changed since this study, and the lack of connection fostered by our digital landscape and impersonal workspaces have not helped. Not sure what a solution could be, expect to make those connections when you have the opportunity, and foster the connections you already have.
Hi Alan,
EDD is not actually a diagnosis or a criterion but is a popular label. Lack of empathy (not “EDD”), of course, helps to evaluate whether someone has some mental health disorders, such as Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
Thanks for the clarification, Gary. Now who do we know with NPD? Agent Orange?