. Zohreh Azadi; . Maryam Ravanipour; . Mohammadreza Yazdankhahfard; . Niloofar Motamed; . Shahnaz Pouladi
Volume 7, Issue 6 , December 2017, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although education is one of the most substantial needs of patients that should betaught by nurses and midwives, it is not clearly defined through the hidden curriculum ...
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BACKGROUND: Although education is one of the most substantial needs of patients that should betaught by nurses and midwives, it is not clearly defined through the hidden curriculum in students’teaching programs. The aim of this study was to explore the patient education through the hiddencurriculum in the perspectives of nursing and midwifery students.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A qualitative, content analysis study was performed and twenty nursingand midwifery students were interviewed. Data were collected using face‑to‑face semi‑structuredinterviews and analyzed using conventional content analysis approach.RESULTS: Students’ perception of the hidden curriculum in patient education emerged in threemain themes concerning: (1) interactions, (2) teaching and learning opportunities, and (3) reflectiveevaluation.CONCLUSIONS: The hidden curriculum in patient education can be transferred as interactionsbetween professors, students, nurses, doctors, and also patients who are rooted from paying attentionto the human dimension of the patient, avoiding the materialistic treatment of the patient and treatingthe patient with dignity. Educational policies and students’ assignments should be designed based onthe patient’s educational goals and the goal of evaluation has to be presented to the students clearly.
