Nursing students and faculty at Bethel University value the goals of community engagement: reducing health disparities, developing cultural competence, and serving vulnerable populations. Yet finding ways to embed these goals in a content-driven curriculum is a challenge. With a Program Development Grant from Bringing Theory to Practice, Bethel built a community engagement curriculum in which students are assigned to a community agency throughout their five semesters in the nursing program. Many of these agencies serve vulnerable, multicultural populations, and students work with them to improve community health outcomes.
Projects of the BT2P Community
Community Engagement Curriculum in an Undergraduate Nursing Program
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