Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 26-29, January 2008

The art in dying: Educating associate degree nursing students about death and the dying process through the power of art

  • Stacy Rose, MSN, RN, CRNP

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Kent State University Ashtabula Regional Campus, 3325 West 13th Street, Ashtabula, OH 44044, USA. Tel.: +1 440 964 4360; fax: +1 440 964 4269.
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  • Lora J. Leonard, MSN, RN
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  • Tamra J. Courey, MSN, RN, CS

Kent State University Ashtabula Regional Campus, Ashtabula, OH 44044, USA

Abstract 

Associate degree nursing programs frequently encompass death and dying in their curricula; however, educating nursing students on this sensitive topic can prove to be a challenge. Nurse educators can be instrumental in facilitating an insightful perspective among nursing students by incorporating a creative approach, utilizing active learning methodologies regarding death and the dying process.

Keywords: Death, Dying, Art

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PII: S1557-3087(07)00069-8

doi:10.1016/j.teln.2007.07.014

Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 26-29, January 2008

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