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The implicit ethical values in nurse educator stories
Destiny R Brady1, Susan Hunter Revell1
1College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
Nursing Ethics
|March 20, 2025
Summary
Nurse educators use storytelling to enhance student learning and professional development. Their stories convey essential ethical values like advocacy and the importance of the nurse-patient relationship.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Qualitative Research
Background:
- Storytelling is prevalent in nursing education for student learning and ethical value transmission.
- Limited understanding exists regarding the specific stories told by nurse educators and their embedded ethical values.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the motivations behind nurse educators' use of storytelling with undergraduate students.
- To identify and analyze the implicit ethical values conveyed through these narratives.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative descriptive study employing Rubin and Rubin's responsive interviewing.
- Thematic analysis with constant comparison was used for interview transcripts and written stories.
Main Results:
- Nurse educators utilize storytelling to define nursing roles, enhance learning, foster human connection, and reflect the art and science of nursing.
- Identified ethical themes include advocacy, essential nurse attributes, the significance of the nurse-patient relationship, and the practice of reflection.
Conclusions:
- Storytelling in nursing education serves as a vital tool for professional role development and the communication of ethical principles.
- Further research is recommended to evaluate the efficacy of storytelling in nursing education and its impact on clinical practice.
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