 | The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
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| The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
Katrina Norvell, MBA, Mark O. Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, Sherril B. Gelmon, DrPH, Mark O. Hatfield School of Governement, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, 503-725-3044, gelmons@pdx.edu, Sandy Hendy, RN MSN, Health Occupations, Umpqua Community College, P.O. Box 967, Roseburg, OR 97470, and Judith Woodruff, JD, Grant Programs, Northwest Health Foundation, 1500 SW First Avenue, Suite 850, Portland, OR 97201.
This presentation will provide insights regarding models of good practice in the development of community-oriented nursing curricula. It is based upon work at three Northwest community colleges that were part of an initiative on community-based nursing sponsored by the Northwest Health Foundation. The focus will include: 1) the commonalities and specific areas of emphasis for each program in establishing a community-oriented component to the nursing curricula; 2) the implications of newly mandated competencies for community-based nursing by the State of Oregon; 3) opportunities for collaboration among programs, between specific programs and their community partners, and between the programs collectively and the funding foundation; 4) changes in student perceptions regarding the field of nursing as a result of curricular augmentation; 5) a heightened interest by public health professionals as to how community-based nursing at the ADN level can enhance the work of baccalaureate-trained public health nurses; and 6) changes in faculty roles for the delivery of a community-oriented curricula. Implications of the curricular augmentation include future collaborative opportunities between educators in the field of public health and community-based nursing programs at ADN and BSN level institutions; the creation of transferable models of community-oriented nursing education programs; assessment of the effect of these programs on the nursing shortage at the local level; and identification of opportunities for future developments in nursing education. Perspectives on lessons learned will be given from the funder, grant recipients and program evaluators of the targeted initiative.
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Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I have a significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.
Relationship: Hired by Northwest Health Foundation as the principal investigator and program evaluator of the initiative grant received by the three community colleges which are the subject of the presentation.