Table 2.

Themes and codes from students’ experiences of drama-combined education.

Themes	Codes
Understanding the lives of patients with severe diseases and their families	1. Understanding a patient’s disease experience
	2. Perceiving patients as unique human beings
	3. Having a sharper focus on patients’ families
	4. Understanding patients’ negative attitudes
	5. Empathizing with the suffering of patients and families
Seeing a nursing role model provide patient-centered care	1. Recognizing the importance of emotional support using therapeutic communication skills (empathy, support, being together)
	2. Modeling the essence of nursing through drama
Projecting an image of oneself as a future nurse	1. Comparing nurses in clinical practice to nurses in the dramatic scenarios
	2. Reflecting on oneself in clinical practice
	3. Imagining oneself as a future nurse with competent knowledge and skills