title: A unique opportunity for students: long-term therapeutic relationships with chronically ill clients.
abstract: Because of a number of factors, fewer opportunities are available today for students to have independent clinical experiences with home care agencies. At York College of Pennsylvania, community health nursing faculty designed a home health clinical experience with chronically ill clients that would be meaningful to students, fill unmet client needs, and establish or strengthen the relationship between the nursing department and community/home health agencies. In addition to achieving the stated goals, these clinical experiences offered additional unanticipated benefits that resulted from the long-term nature of these client-student interactions.
authors.affiliation: York College of Pennsylvania, Department of Nursing, York, USA. cthompso@ycp.edu
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Feeney
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000523:psychology*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D010414:Pennsylvania; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires