Research article summary (published 27 Feb 2009):

Exposing shame and its effect on clinical nursing education.

Full Abstract

Shame is identified as a universal dynamic in education. Brain-based learning theory suggests negative emotions like shame have a powerfully detrimental effect on learning. Shame theory may explain why students have difficulty identifying with professional nursing culture. Yet shame has neither been directly described nor referred to in the context of clinical nursing education. Accordingly, the aim of this article is to raise awareness among nurse educators about shame and its potential effect on students' ability to learn in clinical nursing education. This article examines shame in its many manifestations; the power to shame inherent in the clinical context; the consequences of shame on students' ability to learn; and, finally, the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed by nurse educators to heal and prevent shaming in clinical nursing education.

Author information

Author/s: Bond, Mary Ellen (ME);

Affiliation: College of the Rockies, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. bond(-atsign-)cotr.bc.ca

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: The Journal of nursing education (J Nurs Educ), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Mar; vol 48 (issue 3) : pp 132-40

Dates: Created 2009/03/20; Completed 2009/06/05;

PMID: 19297963, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 6/5/2009, IMS Date: 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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Anxiety - etiology; prevention & control; psychology Attitude of Health Personnel Clinical Competence Cooperative Behavior Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - organization & administration Empathy Faculty, Nursing - organization & administration Helping Behavior Humans Interprofessional Relations Models, Psychological

Models, Psychological Organizational Culture Psychoanalytic Theory Psychology, Educational Self Efficacy Shame Social Identification Social Support Socialization Students, Nursing - psychology Trust

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