Nurse Faculty: Moving Away from the Script

Nurs Sci Q. 2023 Jan;36(1):18-20. doi: 10.1177/08943184221131959.

Abstract

In this column, the author shares insights on honoring the wisdom of diverse perspectives by cocreating a teaching-learning journey from a humanbecoming perspective. The author urges nurse educators to move away from the use of scripts in having routine and difficult conversations in nurse education. The film The Sound of Music, a favorite of the author, is used to describe honoring wisdom in diverse perspectives by using dialogue in the art of being with. In this way, nurse educators may cocreate a teaching-learning journey that honors humanuniverse dignity.

Keywords: conversations; humanbecoming; nurse education; script; teaching-learning.

MeSH terms

  • Education, Nursing*
  • Faculty, Nursing
  • Humans
  • Learning
  • Motion Pictures
  • Publications
  • Teaching