Teaching epidemiology: an experiential strategy

Helping students understand and apply epidemiological concepts can be a challenging aspect of teaching an undergraduate community health nursing course. To assist students, an experiential assignment was developed that required them to conduct epidemiological investigations of buildings on campus. S...

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Published inNurse educator Vol. 27; no. 3; p. 123
Main Author Robertson, Julie Fisher
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.2002
Subjects
Curriculum
Education, Nursing - organization & administration
Epidemiology - education
Humans
Occupational Health Nursing - education
Teaching - methods
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Summary:Helping students understand and apply epidemiological concepts can be a challenging aspect of teaching an undergraduate community health nursing course. To assist students, an experiential assignment was developed that required them to conduct epidemiological investigations of buildings on campus. Students were required to assess nine environmental areas, identify overall risk factors, and determine possible causes of a fictitious syndrome. The university's Environmental Health and Safety Department used the results of their investigations to correct problems.
ISSN:0363-3624
DOI:10.1097/00006223-200205000-00009