Evaluation of Service Learning in a School of Nursing: Primary Care in a Community Setting

• Published in: The Journal of nursing education Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 122 - 128
• Main Authors: Simoni, Patricia S, McKinney, Judith A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States SLACK INCORPORATED 01.03.1998
• Subjects: Academic Ability; Access to Health Care; Adult; Advisory Committees; At Risk Persons; Community Health Nursing - education; Community Needs; Community Relations; Course Objectives; Critical Thinking; Dentistry; Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; Educational Environment; Faculty Evaluation; Female; Health Needs; Health Occupations; Health Promotion; Higher Education; Humans; Interdisciplinary Approach; Learning Experience; Literature Reviews; Male; Medical Education; Middle Aged; Nursing Education; Physical Education; Primary Health Care; Program Proposals; Service Learning; Student Journals; Students, Nursing; Surveys and Questionnaires; United States; United States

ABSTRACT The evolving system of health care delivery, emphasizing prevention and early intervention, presents challenges to schools that educate health care professionals. Nursing faculty in a rural mid-Atlantic state initiated a service-learning project, relating education and service through prima...