title: Capturing a vision for nursing: undergraduate nursing students in alternative clinical settings.
abstract: An urgent need to secure additional community health placements provided initial motivation to use alternate clinical settings. Subsequent student requests for placement in these settings, rather than the traditional community settings, drew attention to the sites' unique and far-reaching benefits. Presenting the findings of a qualitative study, the authors discuss the perspectives of students, instructors, and RNs regarding their experiences in these alternative clinical settings and provide recommendations for the use of alternative settings in nursing education.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC. Sheryl.Kirkham@twu.ca
authors.forename: Sheryl
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reimer Kirkham
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hoe Harwood
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Van Hofwegen
mesh_terms: D001955:British Columbia; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology