The use and application of drama in nursing education - An integrative review of the literature

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2015, Pages e12-e17

  Arveklev, Susanna H ^a   Wigert, Helena ^a   Berg, Linda ^a   Burton, Bruce ^b   Lepp, Margret ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ØSTFOLD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Application of drama; Drama; Educational drama; Integrative literature review; Nursing education; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EMPATHY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

DRAMA; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EMPATHY; HUMANS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84929835406     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2015.02.025     Document Type: Review

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