title: The Population-Focused Analysis Project for teaching community health.
abstract: New instructional methodologies that foster student inquiry, critical thinking, accountability, group work, and self-mastery skills must be created to meet the challenges of modern community health nursing. Bold steps need to be taken to examine current nursing curricula and institute innovative teaching-learning methods to achieve these outcomes. Designing a unique way of providing clinical practice in community assessment is one step toward achieving these goals. The purpose of this article is to share the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Population Focused Analysis Project (PFAP). This new approach to community assessment for baccalaureate nursing students links theory and clinical practice and provides students with an opportunity to learn about and implement the core functions of public health in relation to a selected population.
authors.affiliation: Washington State University Intercollegiate College of Nursing, Spokane, USA. eide@wsu.edu
authors.forename: Phyllis J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Eide
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bayne
authors.forename: Carol B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Swain
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003479:Curriculum; D003625:Data Collection; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009742:Nursing Theory; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011634:Public Health; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D013663:Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration