Young Nurse Clinician Programs: geriatric, pediatric, and community health.
In most nursing programs, limited options exist beyond the required nursing curricula for students to continue career growth in a nursing specialty area at the undergraduate level. The authors describe the Young Nurse Clinician Programs, an innovative approach that provides individualized educational opportunities to select nursing students to promote leadership and foster interest in geriatric, pediatric, and community health nursing.
Berg
Mary
M
College of Nursing, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. mary-berg@uiowa.edu
Lehmann
Susan
S
Mobily
Paula
P
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002321:Career Choice; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007484:Iowa; D007857:Leadership; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology