Application of a Documentary about High-risk Newborns in Nursing Education: An Exploratory Study
10.4094/chnr.2020.26.2.173
- Author:
Hyun-Ju KANG
1
;
Juyoun YU
Author Information
1. Professor, College of Nursing, Kangwon University, Chuncheon, Korea
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:Child Health Nursing Research
2020;26(2):173-180
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Purpose:The purpose of this study was to explore nursing students' recognition and understanding of the clinical environment of high-risk neonatal nursing care after watching a documentary about the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), where high-risk newborns are treated.
Methods:This study was a qualitative content analysis. In total, 151 nursing students’ personal essays describing their reactions to a documentary about the NICU were analyzed using the NVivo 12 program.
Results:Nursing students’ experiences of engaging with a documentary about the NICU were structured into four thematic categories: ‘actual observations of the imagined NICU’, ‘observation and recognition of nursing knowledge’, ‘empathy with people related to the baby’, and ‘establishing attitudes and values as a nurse’.
Conclusion:Based on the results of this study, it is suggested that documentaries can be applied in nursing education about high-risk newborns.
