Creative practicum leadership experiences in rural settings.
Rural healthcare systems provide rich learning environments for nursing students, where strong nursing leaders manage care for people with diverse health problems across the lifespan. The authors describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of rural clinical leadership practicum, a prelicensure course that specifically focuses on the application of leadership concepts in small rural healthcare systems.
Schoenfelder
Deborah Perry
DP
College of Nursing, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. deborah-schoenfelder@uiowa.edu
Valde
Jill Gaffney
JG
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007484:Iowa; D007857:Leadership; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012424:Rural Population; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce