This article reports on touching education in a baccalaureate nursing program. "Touching" is one of the vital nonverbal communication skills between a nurse and a client which influences the quality of that relationship. However, there is very limited research on touching education. This study evaluated touching education, which was as a nonverbal communication skill, to students in the adulthood and geriatric nursing prepracticum program (65 female, 1 male). The exercise consisted of three phases : (1) lecture, (2) role play, and (3) discussion and reexperience of new aspects of touching behavior. The evaluation of touching education was made based on students' report after the exercise, and the questionnaire after the four-month nursing practicum. Students' learned contents were summarized. Ninety-Four percent of students positively evaluated touching education. The results suggested the importance of a touching program in nursing education. Additional suggestions for future study were included.
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