Developing a clinical site at a day camp

In response to the changing focus of the healthcare delivery system, nursing educators have broadened clinical experiences to prepare students to deliver healthcare in community systems. Finding sites during the months of July and August is difficult because elementary and secondary schools are closed and healthcare agencies have decreased staffing because of vacations. When the philosophy of the college of nursing and the course objectives require that the clinical site must be within a specific community, the task is more difficult. The use of an inner city day camp is one way to successfully address this situation.