Baccalaureate student participation in a faculty research project: a win-win experience.
Baccalaureate student involvement in a faculty research project is presented as an opportunity for faculty to integrate teaching, practice, and research, and as a mechanism for students to: a) meet clinical course objectives and b) increase their familiarity with, interest in, and understanding of the role of research in developing a scientific basis for practice. Fifteen senior nursing students functioned as research assistants (RAs) and collected psychological and pulmonary data in the homes of primary caretakers who had a school-aged child with asthma. A description of student preparation for the RA role, their experiences as RAs, and feelings following participation are reported.
Community Health Nursing at Long Island University in Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Mary
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Ireland
D001249:Asthma / Q000451:nursing; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003625:Data Collection; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009518:New York; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D011361:Professional Competence; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology