title: Community-based curricula: new issues to address.
abstract: Although the issues that may arise when developing and implementing a community-based curriculum may seem overwhelming, such issues should not deter programs from continuing their efforts in that direction. Rarely is a new curriculum perfect. Most come with their inherent problems and issues, and community-based curricula are no exception. Nursing education is being presented with a challenge to design curricula that allows nursing to make a difference in patient outcomes in every setting. As nursing educators we need to welcome that challenge.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing and Health Professions, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Larsen
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007615:Kansas; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*