title: Development of a digital storytelling resource to support children's nursing students in neonatal care.
abstract: A digital storytelling resource focusing on the experience of nursing in neonatal care was developed using the narratives of six undergraduate children's nursing students who had undergone a practice placement on a neonatal unit. An evaluation of the resource in relation to its contribution to learning for students in a new, specialised area of practice revealed that storytelling based on peers' experiences is a valuable and insightful approach to learning. This is particularly important in a specialty such as neonatal care where the unfamiliarity of the environment and patient group can cause anxiety and uncertainty among students. Overall, the resource was seen to be useful to children's nursing students who are preparing for a practice placement in an unfamiliar clinical area.
authors.affiliation: Children's nursing, school of health and social work, University of Hertfordshire, England.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Petty
authors.affiliation: Open University, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Treves
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D020407:Internet; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D033262:Narration; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000193:education*; D010379:Peer Group; D013338:Students, Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: child health; children’s nursing students; digital storytelling; neonatal care; peer learning