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
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