title: Service-learning across an accelerated curriculum.
abstract: 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
authors.affiliation: Nebraska Methodist College-Josie Harper Campus, Omaha, Nebraska 68114, USA. Susie.ward@methodistcollege.edu
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Meg
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blair
authors.forename: Fran
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Henton
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Landolt
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mattson
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services; D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D012579:Schools, Nursing; D013338:Students, Nursing; D013397:Sudan; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States