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Virtual community internships in the classroom: testing an intervention. 2011

Louise S Ward, and Penny Killian

College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, USA. lsw26@drexel.edu

The complexity of community-oriented practice can be difficult to convey to undergraduate nursing students. A modified problem-based learning (PBL) unit with virtual nursing "internships" was tested as a means of conveying the interrelatedness of community nursing practice. A total of 184 accelerated, second-degree nursing students, enrolled in either of 2 academic quarters, participated in the quasi-experimental study. Findings indicate that modified PBL and virtual internships hold promise for teaching community nursing concepts.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007397	Internship, Nonmedical	Advanced programs of training to meet certain professional requirements in fields other than medicine or dentistry, e.g., pharmacology, nutrition, nursing, etc.	Residency, Nonmedical,Internship, Non-Medical,Internships, Non-Medical,Internships, Nonmedical,Non-Medical Internship,Non-Medical Internships,Nonmedical Internship,Nonmedical Internships,Nonmedical Residencies,Nonmedical Residency,Residencies, Non-Medical,Residencies, Nonmedical,Residency, Non-Medical,Internship, Non Medical,Internships, Non Medical,Non Medical Internship,Non Medical Internships,Non-Medical Residencies,Non-Medical Residency,Residencies, Non Medical,Residency, Non Medical
D003152	Community Health Nursing	General and comprehensive nursing practice directed to individuals, families, or groups as it relates to and contributes to the health of a population or community. This is not an official program of a Public Health Department.	Nursing, Community Health
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012381	Role Playing	The adopting or performing the role of another significant individual in order to gain insight into the behavior of that person.	Playing, Role,Playings, Role,Role Playings
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D018794	Problem-Based Learning	Instructional use of examples or cases to teach using problem-solving skills and critical thinking.	Active Learning,Curriculum, Problem-Based,Experiential Learning,Problem-Based Curricula,Curricula, Problem-Based,Curriculum, Problem Based,Learning, Active,Learning, Experiential,Learning, Problem-Based,Problem Based Curricula,Problem Based Learning,Problem-Based Curriculum