Teaching population-focused practice to baccalaureate nursing students: a clinical model
1Medical College of Ohio School of Nursing, Toledo 43699, USA.
The Journal of Nursing Education
|November 1, 1995
Summary
Future healthcare demands require nurses to adopt a population-focused, wellness-oriented approach. This article presents a model for teaching community health principles to nursing students using secondary schools for clinical experience.
Area of Science:
- Community Health Nursing
- Healthcare Education
Background:
- Increasing demand for community-focused care in health promotion and disease prevention.
- Need for nurses to adopt a population-focused, wellness-oriented practice approach.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe reasons nurses may lack community health focus.
- To present a model for teaching community health principles to baccalaureate nursing students.
Main Methods:
- A model for community health clinical experience is presented.
- The model utilizes a secondary school setting.
Main Results:
- (Not specified in the abstract)
Conclusions:
- Baccalaureate nursing students require training in community health principles.
- Secondary schools can serve as effective settings for community health clinical experiences.
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