School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Jackson County (MI) Health Department, Jackson, MI, USA.
Public Health Nurs. 2020 Sep;37(5):812-817. doi: 10.1111/phn.12767. Epub 2020 Jul 29.
This article describes a novel approach to nursing education, designed to improve the experience of both students in public health nursing, and the local public health unit where they affiliate. Students, faculty, and public health department staff developed a method for matching programs and needs of the local public health unit to the skills and learning needs of nursing students. We describe our experience articulating student competencies, program-specific functions, and an approach to matching student interests and learning opportunities to agency needs. Students, faculty, and staff rated the program moderately to very high in feasibility, satisfaction, and acceptability. Data suggest the novel program served to improve the quality of the practicum affiliation, to the satisfaction of both the school and agency, while contributing to a robust public health learning experience for emerging professional nurses.
本文介绍了一种新颖的护理教育方法，旨在改善公共卫生护理专业学生和他们所属的当地公共卫生部门的体验。学生、教师和公共卫生部门工作人员共同制定了一种方法，将当地公共卫生部门的计划和需求与护理学生的技能和学习需求相匹配。我们描述了我们在阐明学生能力、特定项目职能以及将学生兴趣和学习机会与机构需求相匹配方面的经验。学生、教师和工作人员对该项目的可行性、满意度和可接受性的评价从中等到非常高。数据表明，这种新颖的项目提高了实习联系的质量，令学校和机构都感到满意，同时为新兴专业护士提供了丰富的公共卫生学习体验。
