title: Community health nursing education: where we are going and how to get there.
abstract: This article discusses practical aspects of providing community health nursing (CHN) education in community-based care in partnership with a community. Changing from traditional CHN clinicals to more current models involves a shift in values and implementation of principles leading to the change. These values are: refocusing the purpose of CHN education; broad (generalist) scope of practice; problem-solving as a means of discovery; collaboration with peers, faculty, community, and service providers; and working to empower individuals, families, and the community, as well as the students themselves. Principles for developing community-based educational programs in partnership with a community are: examining and incorporating critical concepts; identifying community needs and basing activities on these needs; providing services as a means of studying the community and its problems/needs; expanding and refining services based on problems/needs and assets of the community; and maintaining services based on problems/needs and assets of the community. Each principle is discussed in a process and application format.
authors.affiliation: Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Baylor University, Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Charles E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Kemp
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends; D003256:Community Participation; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D016730:Program Development; D014481:United States