title: Camp nursing: innovative opportunities for nursing students to work with children.
abstract: The student-centered elective courses, camp nursing and camp nursing clinical, allow students to develop, implement, and evaluate course syllabi and to take ownership for their learning. The author discussed these courses and the innovative opportunities they provide for students to gain self-confidence in working with children.
authors.affiliation: Newman Division of Nursing, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas 66801, USA. lschmidt@emporia.edu
authors.forename: Lynnette
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002165:Camping; D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003405:Creativity; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D013663:Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration