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The humanities interface of nursing and medicine.
Full Abstract
In the 1970s, the field of medical humanities developed and included ethics, literature, history, integrative medicine, and other topics, most often described from a physician's perspective. During this same period of revolutionary changes in health care, nursing curricula did not seek to emphasize content in humanities, perhaps because stereotypical views of nursing as the "caring profession" made such coursework seem redundant. In 2001, as a result of the Institute of Medicine's call for all health professionals to be educated in interdisciplinary teams, there was a new focus on the importance of interdisciplinary education. Collaborative experiences in the humanities can foster professional relationships that lead to professional growth, promote collaboration, and enhance patient-centered care. The purpose of this article is to describe the relevance of humanities to the interdisciplinary education and practice of health care providers. This article extends the thinking about the value of interdisciplinary education beyond the traditional dimensions of evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics to humanities. Ways to provide nurses and physicians with interdisciplinary humanistic experiences are illustrated through an overview of projects jointly developed by the School of Nursing and the College of Medicine at The Pennsylvania State University.
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Author information
Author/s: Dellasega, Cheryl (C); Milone-Nuzzo, Paula (P); Curci, Katherine M (KM); Ballard, J O (JO); Kirch, Darrell G (DG);
Affiliation: Humanities and Women's Studies, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and The Pennsylvania State University, USA. cdellasega@psu.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Review
Journal: Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (J Prof Nurs), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: -2007 May-Jun; vol 23 (issue 3) : pp 174-9
Dates: Created 2007/06/01; Completed 2007/08/01;
PMID: 17540321, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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