HOW TO MEASURE THE EMPATHY LEVEL OF UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS? AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW

ABSTRACT Objective: analyze available evidence in the literature on the measuring of empathy levels in nursing undergraduates. Method: integrative literature review developed in the databases PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL and LILACS in September 2017. Results: among the 40 primary studies analyzed, 21 questionnaires were identified to measure the empathy levels of nursing undergraduates. Conclusion: different tools exist that are considered reliable to analyze the empathy level among nursing undergraduates.