CREATIVE DRAMA-BASED FORGIVENESS TRAINING FOR NURSING STUDENTS

Nursing students frequently encounter difficult patient behaviors that may evoke negative emotions such as anger, frustration, and helplessness. Forgiveness may be a useful resource for managing these experiences; however, evidence on effective educational approaches for fostering forgiveness in nursing education is limited. This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effects of creative drama-based and case-based forgiveness education on nursing students' forgiveness of others and self-forgiveness in the context of difficult patient encounters. Eighty fourth-year nursing students were randomly assigned to either a creative drama group or a case-based learning group. Both groups participated in four educational sessions (200 minutes in total). Outcomes were assessed using the Forgiveness of Others Scale and the Self-Forgiveness Scale before and immediately after the intervention.

NCT Number	NCT07670481
Lead Sponsor	Abant Izzet Baysal University
Conditions	Nursing Students
Enrollment	80 participants
Start Date	2025-04-06
Primary Completion	2025-04-06 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-04-06 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-06-29