A traditional American Indian death ritual: Developing nursing knowledge through aesthetic exposure

The theoretical and practical application of Boykin and Schoenhofer ’s Nursing as Caring: A Model for Transforming Practice (2001) provided a framework for the exploration of an aesthetic project of quilting, which was undertaken in order to explain the death journey for a cherished mentor of American Indian nursing students. In particular, the nursing situation w as used to guide the making of the quilt sampler. Aesthetics nested into the teaching-learning process became another way to help students solidify their professional self-identity as caring persons.
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Clinical education Source Type: research