Nontraditional Clinical Sites in Baccalaureate Nursing Education

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  • Miriam Joyce Stewart

Abstract

Obtaining clinical sites for student experience is a major problem for nurse educators. A survey of 90 baccalaureate nursing schools revealed that 80 percent of clinical placements are concentrated in seven "traditional" settings: secondary-care agencies, homes, health departments, outpatient departments, tertiary-care settings, community health agencies, and schools (Graham & Gleit, 1981). Based on this finding, one could surmise that traditional placements incorporate in their philosophy, goals and objectives, a central focus on health care delivery and a clearly established nursing role. Most faculty in schools of nursing have resisted change with regard to selection of clinical locales (Hawkins, 1980; White, Knollmueller & Yaksich, 1980). However, the goal of baccalaureate nursing education is to prepare a liberally educated individual to enter professional nursing practice in a variety of settings (Debeck, 1981; Kernen, 1979; Kramer, 1981; Thomas, 1979).

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1984-04-13

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