Teaching with entertainment films: an empathetic focus

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Affective Domain Learning
• Empathy Development

Background:

• The affective domain in nursing education presents challenges for educators seeking effective teaching strategies.
• Bridging the gap in affective learning requires innovative pedagogical approaches.
• Entertainment films offer a potential resource for facilitating cognitive understanding of affective responses.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate the effectiveness of entertainment films as a tool for teaching empathetic responses in nursing education.
• To explore strategies for integrating film into the curriculum to enhance affective learning.
• To understand the variables involved in the experience and transference of empathy.

Main Methods:

• Utilized entertainment films as a guided teaching strategy.
• Focused on facilitating cognitive understanding of affective responses.
• Assessed the effectiveness in teaching empathetic responses.

Main Results:

• The use of entertainment films, when guided appropriately, proved effective in teaching empathetic responses.
• The study identified films as a viable method for enhancing affective learning in nursing students.
• Preliminary findings suggest a positive impact on developing empathetic skills.

Conclusions:

• Entertainment films are a valuable and effective resource for nurse educators to teach empathy.
• Further research is needed to explore the complexities of empathy development and its application in clinical interventions.
• Integrating guided film analysis can enhance affective domain learning in healthcare professionals.