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Cinemeducation: teaching end-of-life issues using feature films
Mary C DiBartolo1, Lisa A Seldomridge
1Salisbury University, Department of Nursing, 1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21801, USA. mcdibartolo@salisbury.edu
Journal of Gerontological Nursing
|August 18, 2009
Summary
Nurse educators can use films to teach students about end-of-life care, grief, and palliative care quality. This innovative approach enhances understanding of the dying process and personal choices in end-of-life situations.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Medical Humanities
- Palliative Care
Background:
- The growing elderly population necessitates improved end-of-life care education in nursing.
- Cinemeducation, using films for learning, is an emerging strategy across disciplines.
- There is a need for creative methods to engage nursing students in end-of-life care discussions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe an innovative assignment using feature films in nursing education.
- To enhance student knowledge of grief, end-of-life reactions, and palliative care.
- To engage students in critical thinking about quality of life and personal choice in end-of-life care.
Main Methods:
- An assignment incorporating feature films was developed for junior-level nursing students.
- Students in an advanced adult health nursing course participated in the film-based learning activity.
- Faculty and student evaluations were conducted to assess the assignment's effectiveness.
Main Results:
- The assignment aimed to deepen understanding of grief stages and reactions to end-of-life situations.
- It sought to foster student consideration of quality of life in palliative care.
- The study discusses faculty and student feedback on the cinemeducation assignment.
Conclusions:
- Feature films offer a creative method to enhance nursing students' understanding of end-of-life care.
- This approach can effectively engage students with complex issues of grief, dying, and palliative care.
- The article provides guidance on selecting films and structuring assignments for nurse educators.
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