title: Establishing partnerships with social services agencies for community health education.
abstract: Nursing education is currently faced with many changes in both the academic and clinical environments. A significant challenge is to provide students with meaningful clinical placements. Experiences in clinical placements allow students to test assessment, critical thinking, communication, and decision-making skills in real and culturally diverse world situations. Nursing faculties need to develop new and innovative approaches for students to gain the necessary clinical experience. This article describes a community health clinical placement designed and implemented through a partnership of academic and social service organizations. It details the conception, growth, and development of student nursing clinics based in elderly and disabled housing sites.
authors: College of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, USA. carol.ellenbecker@umb.edu
authors: Carol Hall
authors: CH
authors: Ellenbecker
authors: Eileen
authors: E
authors: O'Brien
authors: Kathleen
authors: K
authors: Byrne
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001900:Boston; D002982:Clinical Clerkship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D016852:Housing for the Elderly / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*