Abstract

Faculty consistently build on the basic sciences of the pre-nursing curriculum to teach nursing content. They less frequently build on a literature and arts foundation. Both medical and nursing literature contain numerous, specific examples of how literature and arts can be used in courses. This paper provides a rationale for using literature and the arts to teach nursing, an overview of use and research findings from a review of the literature, and a table illustrating how faculty select teaching strategies incorporating literature and the arts.

Submitted: December 22, 2006 · Accepted: June 25, 2007 · Published: July 3, 2007

Recommended Citation

Freeman, Linda H. and Bays, Cathy (2007) "Using Literature and the Arts to Teach Nursing," International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship: Vol. 4 : Iss. 1, Article 15.
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/ijnes/vol4/iss1/art15