title: Agency-university collaboration: home care early in the student curriculum.
abstract: Changes in the healthcare system mandate community-focused experiences for nursing students. This article describes the collaboration of San Jose State University School of Nursing faculty and the education coordinators of two home health agencies in developing successful home health clinical experiences for students early in the curriculum. Questions and concerns of agency staff strategies for developing home health experiences between home health agencies and nursing faculty are presented.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, San Jose State University, California, USA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Yoder
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wollen-Olson
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018574:Home Care Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007587:Job Description; D011231:Preceptorship; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*