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Cinemeducation: Teaching Family Assessment Skills Using Full‐Length Movies
Author(s) -
Wilson Astrid H.,
Blake Barbara J.,
Taylor Gloria A.,
Hannings Glenda
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/phn.12025
Subject(s) - medical education , psychology , medicine
A thorough family assessment provides a foundation for the nursing process when working with families. Therefore, nurses, along with other health care providers must develop expertise in conducting family assessments to provide the best possible care within the community. This article describes an innovative educational strategy using movies to teach family assessment skills and puts forth recommendations for future research to provide evidence to support this teaching modality.