Nurses Perceptions of Art as Reflective of Practice: An Exploratory Study

Monday, 31 October 2011

Sue Carol Verrillo, RN, MSN, CRRN
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Linda L. Costa, PhD, RN, CNAA, BC
Nursing Administration, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Julie Kubiak, RN, BSN, MSN
Department of Ambulatory Care, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Learning Objective 1: Determine if journaling of visual art and focus group discussions, with experienced nurses affects compassion fatigue.

Learning Objective 2: Explore themes identified by nurses, following observation of visual art and participating in focus groups.

Abstracts: