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Prisons. Logical, innovative clinical nursing laboratories.
Nursing & Health Care : Official Publication of the National League for Nursing
|June 1, 1991
Summary
Prisons can serve as valuable clinical training sites for students in leadership and group management courses. This approach offers practical experience and addresses the need for diverse educational settings.
Area of Science:
- Health Sciences Education
- Criminal Justice Education
Background:
- Educational institutions face challenges in securing adequate clinical placement sites for students.
- The need for innovative and accessible experiential learning opportunities is growing.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose and describe the utilization of correctional facilities as alternative clinical training environments.
- To highlight a successful ongoing placement program for senior students.
Main Methods:
- Describes a specific, established clinical placement program within a prison setting.
- Focuses on leadership, teaching, and group management competencies.
Main Results:
- The described placement offers a successful model for experiential learning in a unique environment.
- Demonstrates the feasibility of integrating academic training with correctional facility operations.
Conclusions:
- Correctional facilities represent a viable and beneficial alternative for clinical student placements.
- This model can be adapted for various leadership and management-focused academic programs.