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Transpersonal caring behavior is fundamental to nursing education as it fosters meaningful educator–learner relationships, promotes professional growth, and supports the development of competent and compassionate future nurses. Despite its recognized importance, evidence regarding nurse educators transpersonal caring behaviors in state universities within the Ilocos region remains limited. This study aimed to determine the perceived transpersonal caring behaviors of nurse educators among nursing learners in selected state universities in the Ilocos region and examine their relationship with selected sociodemographic characteristics. A quantitative descriptive-correlational cross-sectional design was employed among 325 nursing learners from Mariano Marcos state university and the university of northern Philippines selected through proportionate stratified random sampling. Data were collected using the validated Nursing Students Perception of Instructor Caring (NSPIC) questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Mann–Whitney U test, and spearman rank-order correlation. Ethical clearance was obtained prior to data collection. Findings revealed that nurse educators demonstrated transpersonal caring behaviors to a great extent overall (M=4.98). Among the dimensions, instills confidence through caring received the highest rating (M=5.45, very great extent), whereas control versus flexibility received the lowest (M=4.37, great extent). Furthermore, age and year level were significantly associated with perceived transpersonal caring behaviors (p<.05), whereas sex was not significantly associated with any domain or the overall perception (p>.05). These findings suggest that nursing learners consistently value caring-centered teaching behaviors, although perceptions may differ according to learner characteristics. As the study was limited to selected state universities and learner-reported perceptions, the findings should be interpreted within these contexts. Strengthening faculty development initiatives that promote flexibility, learner autonomy, and holistic teaching practices may further enhance caring-centered nursing education and support the preparation of competent, compassionate future nurses.
Keywords: Transpersonal Caring Behaviors, Nurse Educators, Nursing Learners
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