NURS 250 Theatre in Healthcare
Healthcare Theater provides students with the acting, feedback, and debriefing skills needed to become standardized patients (SPs). This course studies the theory and practice of healthcare theater. Acting students work alongside nursing students to portray a variety of roles involved in healthcare settings, including patients who are examined and evaluated in mock clinical settings and embedded participates (e.g., family and friends) involved in patient care scenarios. The course examines the growing field of applied theater (specifically theater in health education) and SP-based education (including domains of best practices).
By training healthcare professionals and actors, this collaborative, interprofessional course supports the Catholic University of America's aim to create a community of scholars that seeks to meet the needs of our nation, particular healthcare needs.
Cross Listed Courses
NURS 250, NURS 550, DR 250