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A service-oriented teaching and learning project.

Karla Levy1, Carlee Lehna

  • 1University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston School of Nursing, Galveston, TX, USA.

Pediatric Nursing
|June 29, 2002
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Nursing students developed a mini-health fair to teach patients and families about health. This practice-based teaching project enhanced students' educator skills and extended to a countywide health fair.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Health Communication
  • Pediatric Health

Background:

  • The evolving healthcare landscape necessitates skilled health educators.
  • Nursing educators must prepare students for patient and family education roles.
  • Addressing distinct learning needs of children and families is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop nursing students' health educator skills through a practical teaching and learning (TL) project.
  • To create an engaging and informative learning activity for pediatric patients, families, and professionals.
  • To meet course objectives while fostering innovative educational strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Senior nursing students in a child and family course designed and implemented a "mini-health fair."

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  • Students created informative posters and presentations on various health topics.
  • The project involved interactive learning sessions and distribution of informational handouts.

    • Main Results:

    • The mini-health fair successfully disseminated health information to diverse audiences.
    • Pediatric patients engaged with interactive learning, and families valued take-home materials.
    • Clinicians recognized the professionalism and effectiveness of the students' educational approach.

    Conclusions:

    • Practice-based teaching projects, like the mini-health fair, effectively enhance nursing students' educator competencies.
    • Student-led health education initiatives can be successfully scaled to community-wide events.
    • Support and encouragement are vital for students to develop and present impactful TL projects.