Integrating Community Service into Nursing Education

Download or read book Integrating Community Service into Nursing Education written by Patricia A. Bailey, EdD, RN, CS and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Service-learning has many definitions based on how a service program is structured in a particular institution. For this book, it is defined as a structured learning experience that combines community service with student preparation and reflection--a connecting link being established between academics and service. The central focus of this textbook is the integration of service-learning into the nursing curriculum. The contributors address the components of service-learning and its central relationship to education and curriculum and discuss issues related to service-learning by incorporating narrative comments from some from some 300 students who have participated in various service-learning programs.