title: Community-based pediatric experiences: education for the future.
abstract: In the world of managed care, nontraditional learning experiences outside the hospital setting are imperative for nursing students. This article describes pediatric clinical learning experiences designed to prepare baccalaureate nursing students for practice. Home visits to families caring for children with illnesses, clinical experiences in an elementary school setting, special olympics physical examinations and a drug store assignment illustrate pediatric faculty's efforts to achieve this goal.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Lieber
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods