Abstract
Empathy is one of the most important skills necessary for human connectedness, is essential for the nurse–patient relationship, and improves patient outcomes. Despite its significance, schools of nursing find it difficult to include empathy in curricula that are already burdened with content required by licensing agencies. Additionally, the literature lacks a consistent definition for empathy. The Walker and Avant method of concept analysis is used to explore empathy and offers a working definition with implications for future research.
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