Service-learning across an accelerated curriculum.
In support of the community-based education philosophy, nursing faculty at a small health careers college in the midwestern United States incorporated a service-learning experience involving Sudanese refugee families and Latino community members into its accelerated community-based nursing program (ACE) curriculum. The purpose of the service-learning experience is to allow students the opportunity develop relationships through which they may gain an understanding of unique needs within a community. This article describes the development and benefits of the service-learning experience across the ACE curriculum. Through reflection, students broaden and deepen their understanding about the health of individuals in the community and acquire a more sophisticated understanding of risk
Ward
Susan
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Nebraska Methodist College-Josie Harper Campus, Omaha, Nebraska 68114, USA. Susie.ward@methodistcollege.edu
Blair
Meg
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Henton
Fran
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Jackson
Helen
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Landolt
Tim
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Mattson
Kristin
K
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