title: Service-learning within the nursing curriculum.
abstract: Students at all levels are being encouraged to offer public service in their communities. Yet, including service-learning courses in a nursing education program is rare. The author outlines why and how one department of nursing successfully incorporated a service-learning course into their curriculum.
authors.affiliation: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hales
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014838:Volunteers