ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to provide nursing students with an experiential learning opportunity which simulated living with the challenge of voice hearing. The purpose was to access understanding and insights of nursing students who completed "Hearing Voices that are Distressing: A Training Experience and Simulation for Students" (Deegan, 1996). Using a narrative research design and a convenience sample of 27 nursing students, participants were asked to respond in written format to three open ended prompts immediately following their participation in the simulation. Data generated was subjected to a thematic content analysis using a manual cut and paste approach to inductively find meanings and insights elicited from the respondents' actual words. Affirmed in this study was the use of this teaching tool to assist the students in their understanding of the challenges posed by voice hearing.
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Attitude of Health Personnel , Computer-Assisted Instruction/methods , Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate/methods , Hallucinations , Psychiatric Nursing/education , Students, Nursing/psychology , Adaptation, Psychological , Adult , CD-ROM , Cost of Illness , Female , Hallucinations/nursing , Hallucinations/psychology , Humans , Male , Models, Educational , Models, Nursing , Narration , Nursing Education Research , Nursing Methodology Research , Ontario , Problem-Based Learning/methods , Psychiatric Nursing/methods , Stereotyping , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
This article shares information about an exciting new approach in psychiatry. During the past 12 years, the authors have worked with young people experiencing their first episode of psychosis. It is clear that intervention at the earliest stages of psychotic illness allows clinicians to make a significant difference in the lives of young people and their families. This article summarizes current intervention strategies, which are considered best practice guidelines for early treatment.
