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 America...

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Published in:Nurse education in practice 2018-01, Vol.28, p.92-95
Main Author: Charbonneau-Dahlen, Barbara K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aesthetics
American Indian
American Indians
Attitude to Death
Caregiving
Caring
Ceremonial Behavior
Core curriculum
Death
Death & dying
Death ritual
Death rituals
Empathy
Humans
Identity
Indians, North American - psychology
Learning Processes
Mentors - psychology
Native North Americans
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing care
Nursing education
Nursing Students
Professional identity
Quilting
Research methodology
Rites & ceremonies
Star-relative
Students
Students, Nursing - psychology
Teaching
Theory
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Summary: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 was 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. This research has implications for the intentional development of studying quilting as an aesthetic way to express valuable lessons learned while caring for patients and telling stories. This idea of quilting opens up a line of enquiry into caring that can be expressed through a new and creative medium.
ISSN:1471-5953
1873-5223
DOI:10.1016/j.nepr.2017.10.003