Understanding the life of illness: learning through the art of Frida Kahlo.

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Abstract

That nursing is an art as well as a science is in danger of becoming a cliché unless attempts are made to reverse the marginalization and exclusion of arts and humanities within nursing. An educational approach to promoting more esthetic and less instrumental thinking and understanding is described. This approach enables nurses to gain a deeper understanding of the lived experiences of suffering, chronic pain, miscarriage, and disability through engaging with the art of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)51-59
Number of pages9
JournalAdvances in Nursing Science
Volume17
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1994
Externally publishedYes

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