“…Chan (2014) reported on the use of composing songs (Chan, 2006), drawing (Chan, 2013b) and writing poems (Chan, 2013c) The most pertinent outcomes in these studies emphasise the over arching benefits of using the arts in nurse education from the student perspective. The advantage of doing so is conveyed in recurring themes in the literature such as 'learning about holism' (Mc Cabe et al, 2013) 'using different tools can assist you to think outside the norm' (McKie et al, 2008), to developing 'creative thinking' (Chan, 2013) all of which are relatively predictable but positive additions to student learning.…”