Narrative pedagogy and simulation: future directions for nursing education

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Medical Humanities

Background:

• Narrative pedagogy complements traditional content-driven nursing education.
• It emphasizes the human experience in healthcare through story interpretation.
• Literature and film have been used as narrative tools for students.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore the use of electronic narratives in nursing education.
• To evaluate the suitability of multimedia online simulations for narrative pedagogy.
• To present a UK-Canada developed multimedia simulation as a viable narrative tool.

Main Methods:

• Rejection of virtual simulations due to dehumanized nature.
• Proposal and discussion of a multimedia online simulation using human actors and real-world settings.
• Development of a narrative based on a typical neighborhood's community stories.

Main Results:

• Multimedia online simulations can provide a suitable narrative environment.
• Human actors and real-world settings enhance the realism of electronic narratives.
• This approach supports the goals of narrative pedagogy in nursing.

Conclusions:

• Multimedia online simulations offer a promising avenue for narrative pedagogy in nursing.
• The use of realistic, human-centered electronic narratives can enrich healthcare education.
• Collaborative development (UK-Canada example) can facilitate such innovative educational tools.