Abstract：Definitions of caring include the global concept of showing concern and empathy of others. This may be especially true in the online classroom in the absence of face to face interactions. This quantitative study focused on RNBSN completion students' preferred online instructor caring behaviors. Online RN-BSN students (N=WO) were invited to participate in the study. The research question was: What are historically black colleges universities nursing students ' preferred instructor caring behaviors in the online classroom? All of the respondents (N=48) agreed that an instructor can create a caring online learning environment, while the vast majority agreed that the presence of a caring environment influenced their success in the course. As ranked by the respondents the three most important items in creating a caring online learning environment were instructors' 1) attention to detail in organization and clarity, 2) prompt and detailed feedback to assignments, and 3) prompt response to students' questions.

Key words：Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Institute of Medicine, Nursing, Instructors, Caring Behaviors, Online Classroom

总  结：在今天的在线学习环境，教师必须努力提供有意义的和相关的学习经验同时，建立一个关怀的在线学习经验。本研究的结果支持的前提下，学生认为教师可以创建一个关怀的在线学习环境。此外，学生认为存在教师关怀行为的影响，在课堂上他们的成功。这一研究结果拓宽知识库学生喜欢教师关怀行为在在线课堂有关的

出处：《The ABNF Journal》