Empatía en internos de enfermería de una universidad ubicada en lima metropolitana

This research covers the empathy of nursing interns, in which it seeks to understand the influence that empathy has on interns, and thus be able to have a good professional training, therefore the objective of the study is to determine empathy in nursing interns of a university located in Metropolitan Lima. It is a quantitative, descriptive, non-experimental study, made up of a total of 112 participants who filled out a survey of sociodemographic data and the Jefferson empathy scale. In their results, 24,1 % (n=27) have high empathy, 55,4 % (n=62) medium and 20,5 % (n=23) low. In conclusion, the lack of empathy in the interns highlights the need for strategies to strengthen the connection with patients, and thus improve overall care.