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Irish nursing students' experiences of service learning.

Service learning is a teaching tool that facilitates students' ability to link theory to practice while simultaneously providing a needed service to the community. This paper describes Irish nursing students' experiences of a service learning placement undertaken in a developing country. The student...

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Published in:Nursing & Health Sciences Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 306 - 312
Main Authors: Casey D, Murphy K
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Dec2008
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
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          Casey D
          Murphy K
        affil: School of Nursing and Midwifery, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland; dympna.casey@nuigalway.ie
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          Program Evaluation
          Service Learning Nigeria
          Student Attitudes
          Students, Nursing Ireland
          Coding
          Cultural Sensitivity
          Descriptive Research
          Focus Groups
          Information Needs
          Interviews
          Ireland
          Nigeria
          Nursing Practice
          Qualitative Studies
          Thematic Analysis
          Transcultural Care
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      ab: Service learning is a teaching tool that facilitates students' ability to link theory to practice while simultaneously providing a needed service to the community. This paper describes Irish nursing students' experiences of a service learning placement undertaken in a developing country. The students complete 30 h of theoretical content, which includes lectures and workshops on such topics as personal safety, health, and human rights, as well as the preparation of students for the emotional impact of the experience. All the content is underpinned by a commitment to developing reciprocal relationships with the service learning communities. To explore these students' experiences, a descriptive qualitative study was conducted. The data were collected using interviews and were analyzed by thematic analysis. Four main themes were identified: developing cultural sensitivity, caring for people in different cultures, learning/knowing more, and the potential impact on nursing practice. The findings suggest that the students are more culturally aware and are becoming more responsible citizens.
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