Nursing Students at Camp

Summer Camp is a great place to utilize nursing students, providing excellent experience in a pediatric commuity based practice. Many camps effectively use nursing students to round out the health care team. Camps benefit from the extra hands providing healthcare, and students receive solid experience in an out of hospital environment. The resources listed provide compelling evidence for the value of the camp nursing specialty, and the unique perspective of camp nursing practice.

Complete documentation for the value of a clinical camp experience for nursing students:

Clinical Learning Activities for Nursing Students in Camp Settings (read more)

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Pediatric Clinical

Pediatric Clinical for Nursing Students  at Rural Camps

Hendricks | Journal of Rural Nursing

Resources

Resources to prepare student nurses for camp

Camp Nursing Learning Scenarios

Learning Scenarios for Camp Nursing

Nursing Student Job Descriptions

Job Descriptions for Nursing  Students

Specialty Spotlight

Camp Nursing

Gaslin | AJN | 2023

Camp Nursing: A Unique Specialty

Community based Pediatric Nursing

Schmidt | JCN | 2022

Clinical Hours for Nursing Students at Camp

Explore how clincial hours work