Research Article

Exploring Registered Psychiatric Nurses' Responses towards Service Users with a Diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder

Table 1

Average level of empathy across all levels of empathy and scenarios.

ParticipantFirst-admission level of empathy displayedMultiple-admission level of empathy displayedChange in empathy level
Level 1: no care
Level 2: offers solutions
Level 3: affective involvement
Level 1: no care
Level 2: offers solutions
Level 3: affective involvement

HelenLevel 2Level 1
KateLevel 2Level 1
JohnLevel 2Level 1
TiberiusLevel 2Level 2
AnnaLevel 1Level 1
JaneLevel 1Level 1
JimmyLevel 2Level 1
EmmaLevel 3Level 3
SusieLevel 2Level 1
RebeccaLevel 2Level 1
BernieLevel 2Level 2
ParisLevel 1Level 1
YvonneLevel 1Level 1
MaryLevel 2Level 1
FergalLevel 1Level 1
BrendanLevel 1Level 2
LorraineLevel 2Level 2