Journal article
Preparation for workplace adversity: Student narratives as a stimulus for learning
Nurse Education in Practice, Vol.25, pp.89-95
2017
Abstract
Nursing students are not always well prepared for the kind of adverse events they may experience in the workplace and yet it seems apparent that future students could benefit from learning about such experiences so that they can be avoided, or their impact minimised. This research aimed to identify nursing students' experiences of adversity, collaborate with the students to discern important lessons for future students in their experiences, and make recommendations for other educators on how to use these stories as lessons. Seven Australian nursing students were interviewed using critical incident technique consisting of 7 questions. This paper focuses on the responses to the questions: "Does this story's message have a place in the curriculum?" and "How would you teach this lesson?" Data were analysed using critical discourse analysis. Four recurring discourses emerged including: power relationships are a two-way street; learn from mistakes to prevent mistakes; begin cultural consciousness-raising in first year, first semester; and become critically self-aware. Narratives derived from original stories of adversity may be a valuable source of learning about the realities of the workplace but to benefit fully, educators need to assist students to notice and analyse embedded messages.
Details
- Title
- Preparation for workplace adversity: Student narratives as a stimulus for learning
- Authors
- Julie Hanson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringMargaret McAllister (Author) - Central Queensland University
- Publication details
- Nurse Education in Practice, Vol.25, pp.89-95
- Publisher
- Churchill Livingstone
- Date published
- 2017
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nepr.2017.05.008
- ISSN
- 1471-5953
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2017. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Nursing; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451018302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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