title: Case studies and role play: learning strategies in nursing.
abstract: to report professors' experience in a public university of Southern region of Brazil using case studies and role play as learning strategies for nursing care of hospitalized adults.
  learning experience report from the Nursing Care of Adults I class of nursing undergraduate course.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the development of case studies and role play considered health care needs from epidemiological profile of chronic noncommunicable diseases morbidity and mortality, nursing as an assisting method, and social aspects of hospitalized individuals. Role play planning was made by creating a stage in laboratory of practices and dialogues comprising students and professors interaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  case studies and role play encouraged students to active search for learning and brought theory closer to real health care situations.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Porto Alegre-RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ana Luísa Petersen
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Cogo
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Porto Alegre-RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Daiane Dal
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Departamento de Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica. Porto Alegre-RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Graziella Badin
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Aliti
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Departamento de Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica. Porto Alegre-RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Heloísa Karnas
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Hoefel
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Porto Alegre-RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Karina de Oliveira
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Azzolin
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Departamento de Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica. Porto Alegre-RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lurdes
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Busin
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Departamento de Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica. Porto Alegre-RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Margarita Ana Rubin
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Unicovsky
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Porto Alegre-RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Henriqueta Luce
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kruse
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012381:Role Playing