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<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> & <strong>Midwifery</strong>, <strong>Trinity</strong> College Dublin: 8 th Annual Interdisciplinary Research <strong>Conference</strong><br />

Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education & Technology: 7 th – 9 th November 2007<br />

<strong>Conference</strong> <strong>Proceedings</strong><br />

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Use <strong>of</strong> literature in nursing education: implications for BSN<br />

and BPN programs<br />

Melodie Hull, RPN, MSc, BA, TESL, PID, MEd. (candidate)<br />

<strong>Nursing</strong> Faculty<br />

College <strong>of</strong> the Rockies<br />

2928 Edgewood Drive,<br />

Cranbrook, BC<br />

Canada V1C 6C9<br />

telephone: 1-205-489-3779<br />

e-mail #1: melodiepr<strong>of</strong>@telus.net<br />

e-mail #2: mhull@cotr.bc.ca<br />

College <strong>of</strong> the Rockies website: www.cotr.bc.ca<br />

This paper will discuss how nursing can and should benefit from<br />

association with and access to Liberal Arts in a university<br />

environment. In Canada, nursing education finds itself in a decade<br />

long transition that has moved it from a diploma, technically based<br />

program into the realm <strong>of</strong> undergraduate, graduate and doctoral<br />

university preparation for pr<strong>of</strong>essional nursing. Focus has tended to<br />

be on technical nursing despite attempts to incorporate a caring<br />

curriculum and holistic framework based on phenomenology and the<br />

human experience underlying health, wellness and illness. Finding<br />

itself within the university environment, nurse educators are called<br />

to re-examine their roles as part <strong>of</strong> the entire university fabric. This<br />

paper suggests this has not been entirely embraced by nurseeducators<br />

who have yet to value or appreciate the contributions <strong>of</strong><br />

including liberal arts in the nursing curriculum with more emphasis.<br />

A literature review will provide support for the inclusion <strong>of</strong> literature<br />

into the nursing curriculum. The paper will provide an example <strong>of</strong><br />

innovative practice in teaching and learning through the nursing<br />

programs at Kwantlen University College, BC. Finally,<br />

recommendations for transdisciplinary collaboration between<br />

nursing and liberal arts in course design and semester planning will<br />

be presented.<br />

Key words: literature in nursing; liberal arts in nursing; innovate<br />

practices in nursing education<br />

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