title: A community partnership to prepare nursing students to respond to domestic violence.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Partnership building to prepare nursing students to respond to domestic violence through service learning.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe an innovative approach to preparing nursing students to respond to domestic violence.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical practice and experience, published literature, partner organizations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This community partnership has prepared nursing students to respond effectively and with compassion to individuals and families experiencing violence. This approach can be replicated through a service learning model to support coordinated community response to domestic violence.
authors: Department of Nursing, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, USA.
authors: Karen S
authors: KS
authors: Hayward
authors: La Mae
authors: LM
authors: Weber
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007061:Idaho; D007857:Leadership; D017145:Models, Educational; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology