Compassion, needed to elevate care beyond technical an academic expertise, has been identified as an important quality for nurses yet currently little is known about how, when, or if nurses develop compassion. Nurse educators assess nursing students and graduates primarily by grade point average (GPA) and the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). Nursing programs may not assess compassion. This research explores compassion scores in various nursing and non-nursing student groups.
