Teaching community based nursing in a parish nurse faculty practice

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Community Health
• Health Promotion

Background:

• The landscape of nursing practice is shifting towards community-based care, driven by managed care, reduced hospital stays, and an increased emphasis on health promotion.
• Educational institutions face the challenge of integrating robust community-based clinical experiences into undergraduate and graduate nursing curricula.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore the utility of a parish nurse faculty practice model for educating nurses in community-based care.
• To demonstrate how this model can effectively teach health promotion concepts to nurses at all academic levels.

Main Methods:

• Utilizing a parish nurse faculty practice setting as a clinical training ground.
• Integrating community-based care and health promotion principles across undergraduate and graduate nursing curricula.

Main Results:

• Parish nurse practice provides a practical and effective environment for nurses to learn community-based care principles.
• The model facilitates the education of both novice and experienced nurses in health promotion strategies relevant to community settings.

Conclusions:

• Parish nurse faculty practice is a valuable pedagogical tool for preparing nurses for community-based roles.
• This model supports the development of essential health promotion skills crucial for contemporary nursing practice.