Abstract

Three outreach activities by a school of nursing, in partnership with community agencies, provided learning experiences in primary and secondary preventive health care for graduate and undergraduate nursing students while addressing health needs in the community. The activities included administration of immunizations to a newly arrived Somali Bantu refugee population, targeted screening of an African-American population at risk for diabetic retinopathy, and general health screening for an underserved Hispanic immigrant population. These activities lend insight and depth to a community health curriculum by allowing students to provide needed services while engaging with culturally diverse clients of varying socioeconomic status. Learner objectives, resources, processes and outcomes are provided for each example.

Submitted: March 20, 2005 · Accepted: July 21, 2005 · Published: July 25, 2005

Recommended Citation

D'Lugoff, Marion Isaacs and McCarter, Jeanne (2005) "Learning from Experience: Three Community Health Population-Based Outreach Projects for Graduate and Undergraduate Students," International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship: Vol. 2 : Iss. 1, Article 17.
DOI: 10.2202/1548-923X.1130
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/ijnes/vol2/iss1/art17