title: Population-focused practice: introduction to baccalaureate-level nursing students.
abstract: This article describes a clinical nursing experience which introduces baccalaureate students to population-focused practice in the community. The importance of such practice in community health nursing is discussed as is the rationale for including it at the undergraduate level. An overview of how the experience fits within the baccalaureate nursing curriculum is presented. Individual and group student responsibilities are outlined, explaining the structure of this nursing experience. Student projects with two groups--the well elderly and the school-aged are described to illustrate the clinical experience. Finally, an evaluation of the experience is presented which indicates that it has benefits for clients, community health nurses, students and faculty.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Westera
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Proctor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D009523:Newfoundland and Labrador