ABSTRACT
‘An education that ignores the value and development of the emotions is one that denies the very heart of the art of [nursing] practice. By focusing entirely on the rational, we are in danger of producing unbalanced practitioners. When teachers pay little or no attention to emotional development, they fail to communicate with students the significance of human relationships.’ (Freshwater and Stickley 2004, p. 93, reproduced with permission of John Wiley and Sons)
