A Picture of a Work of Art as an Empathy Teaching Strategy in Nurse Education Complementary to Theoretical Knowledge.

Wikstrom, Britt-Maj

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ERIC Number: EJ664060

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Publication Date: 2003

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A Picture of a Work of Art as an Empathy Teaching Strategy in Nurse Education Complementary to Theoretical Knowledge.

Wikstrom, Britt-Maj

Journal of Professional Nursing, v19 n1 p49-54 Jan-Feb 2003

Swedish nursing students (n=72) conducted group dialogues about empathy using Munch's painting "The Sick Girl"; a control group of 72 students discussed empathy. The visual art group were more emotionally engaged in learning about empathy and their learning was more structured. (Contains 18 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Emotional Response, Empathy, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Nursing Education, Outcomes of Education, Visual Arts

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sweden

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