A narrative study of the experiences of student nurses who have participated in the Hearing Voices that are Distressing Simulation

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • Sager, S.
  • Gould, B.
  • Deegan, P.
  • Azzopardi, W.
  • Hamilton-Wilson, J.E.
  • Conroy, S.
  • Archie, S.

• 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.

• Date created

  2009

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Narrative research
  • Mental health nursing
  • Simulations
  • Auditory hallucinations

• Type of Item

  Article (Published)

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3HW0G

• License

  © 2009 Walter de Gruyter. This version of this article is open access and can be downloaded and shared. The original author(s) and source must be cited. The final publication is available at www.degruyter.com.