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Reading List for Nurse Educators: Stretching Beyond Nursing and Health Care

Reading List for Nurse Educators: Stretching Beyond Nursing and Health Care Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/neponline by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/04/2020 From the Editor Joyce J. Fitzpatrick Reading List for Nurse Educators: Stretching Beyond Nursing and Health Care s I write this editorial, we are all preparing for the beginning of the academic year, a new begin- Literature is only one way we can help our students A ning in academic circles. As you read this, you learn about the holistic work that we do as nurses, are thinking of the beginning of the holidays, a break from the academic calendar, and, yes, planning for se- understanding the power of the human spirit mester two. You may also be planning ahead and mak- ing New Year’s resolutions. Some of us have already when individuals are most vulnerable. As nurses we fallen off our exercise routine, or our nutrition plans, help others to understand the meaningfulness of or, importantly for our academic work, our stretch reading. their own lives, their suffering and pain, and their I spent a significant part of my summer stretch- ing back to reacquaint myself with some of the classic joy in relationships with us as care providers and literature that I had read early in my academic journey. with their families. How many of you remember the lessons learned in Hemingway’s or Fitzgerald’s classic works? We expect our students to integrate the humanities into their nursing work. of To Kill a Mockingbird, the lessons in both are important to our One way we can help them is to share the lessons learned from teaching. Lee teaches us about the social dynamics in our world col- these giants in American literature. Here are a few suggestions ored by disparities based on differences among groups. Although her about lessons I recently relearned. writing specifically addresses race relations, we can extrapolate the F. Scott Fitzgerald presents us with a compelling satire on the lessons learned to other dimensions of lack of understanding be- aging process in his short story, The Curious Case of Benjamin tween and among social groups. Button, in which the main character is born old and ages backward. Literature is only one way we can help our students learn about There are key lessons about the developmental process embedded the holistic work that we do as nurses, understanding the power of in this work, and importantly, Fitzgerald challenges our views of aging the human spirit when individuals are most vulnerable. As nurses and older persons. we help others to understand the meaningfulness of their own lives, Ernest Hemingway superbly teaches us about moral bankruptcy their suffering and pain, and their joy in relationships with us as care in his classic tale, The Sun Also Rises, where the lead character, Jake, providers and with their families. We have much to learn from is amoral and dispassionate, living in an emotional vacuum. How bet- the giants of American literature. Many of you no doubt integrate ter to learn about the human psyche and the human experience of life the humanities into the curricula in creative and unique ways. We than to read Hemingway, an author who traveled through the ups and encourage you to share these experiences through the Innovation downs of his own existence. Center and research outlets of Nursing Education Perspectives. Very recently, we were reintroduced to the work of Harper Lee, author of the classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Although there has been considerable controversy about whether Go Set a Watchman, the second of her novels to be published, was a sequel or a first draft Copyright © 2019 National League for Nursing doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000596 316 November/December 2019 www.neponline.net Copyright © 2019 National League for Nursing. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/neponline by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/04/2020 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nursing Education Perspectives Wolters Kluwer Health

Reading List for Nurse Educators: Stretching Beyond Nursing and Health Care

Nursing Education Perspectives , Volume 40 (6) – Dec 1, 2019

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Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/neponline by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/04/2020 From the Editor Joyce J. Fitzpatrick Reading List for Nurse Educators: Stretching Beyond Nursing and Health Care s I write this editorial, we are all preparing for the beginning of the academic year, a new begin- Literature is only one way we can help our students A ning in academic circles. As you read this, you learn about the holistic work that we do as nurses, are thinking of the beginning of the holidays, a break from the academic calendar, and, yes, planning for se- understanding the power of the human spirit mester two. You may also be planning ahead and mak- ing New Year’s resolutions. Some of us have already when individuals are most vulnerable. As nurses we fallen off our exercise routine, or our nutrition plans, help others to understand the meaningfulness of or, importantly for our academic work, our stretch reading. their own lives, their suffering and pain, and their I spent a significant part of my summer stretch- ing back to reacquaint myself with some of the classic joy in relationships with us as care providers and literature that I had read early in my academic journey. with their families. How many of you remember the lessons learned in Hemingway’s or Fitzgerald’s classic works? We expect our students to integrate the humanities into their nursing work. of To Kill a Mockingbird, the lessons in both are important to our One way we can help them is to share the lessons learned from teaching. Lee teaches us about the social dynamics in our world col- these giants in American literature. Here are a few suggestions ored by disparities based on differences among groups. Although her about lessons I recently relearned. writing specifically addresses race relations, we can extrapolate the F. Scott Fitzgerald presents us with a compelling satire on the lessons learned to other dimensions of lack of understanding be- aging process in his short story, The Curious Case of Benjamin tween and among social groups. Button, in which the main character is born old and ages backward. Literature is only one way we can help our students learn about There are key lessons about the developmental process embedded the holistic work that we do as nurses, understanding the power of in this work, and importantly, Fitzgerald challenges our views of aging the human spirit when individuals are most vulnerable. As nurses and older persons. we help others to understand the meaningfulness of their own lives, Ernest Hemingway superbly teaches us about moral bankruptcy their suffering and pain, and their joy in relationships with us as care in his classic tale, The Sun Also Rises, where the lead character, Jake, providers and with their families. We have much to learn from is amoral and dispassionate, living in an emotional vacuum. How bet- the giants of American literature. Many of you no doubt integrate ter to learn about the human psyche and the human experience of life the humanities into the curricula in creative and unique ways. We than to read Hemingway, an author who traveled through the ups and encourage you to share these experiences through the Innovation downs of his own existence. Center and research outlets of Nursing Education Perspectives. Very recently, we were reintroduced to the work of Harper Lee, author of the classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Although there has been considerable controversy about whether Go Set a Watchman, the second of her novels to be published, was a sequel or a first draft Copyright © 2019 National League for Nursing doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000596 316 November/December 2019 www.neponline.net Copyright © 2019 National League for Nursing. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/neponline by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/04/2020

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