Storytelling as Nursing Pedagogy BY TAMIKA DOWLING, DNP, FNP-c, PCCN
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eing an educator in the profession of nursing provides a chance to give back to the profession. As an educator, I am always reviewing the evidence for increasing engagement and understanding of my nursing and nurse practitioner students. The context of pedagogy describes the methodologies used in the practice of education. As we explore pedagogical
Sharing stories about controversial topics can encourage the student to participate, ask questions, and meet the overarching goal of increasing student engagement. approaches, some included open-ended instruction, integrated learning, inquiry learning, differentiated instruction, experiential learning, cooperative learning, assessment and
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evaluation of student learning and case studies. All of these methods can and have been effective. Narrative pedagogy has been a hot topic for nurse educators. Ironside and
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