Benefits and challenges of a nursing service-learning partnership with a community of internally-displaced persons in Colombia

What Is the State of Compassion Education? A Systematic Review of Compassion Training in Health Care

“…Service learning that provided students with the opportunity to develop compassionate attitudes toward medically underserved populations included programs in which pharmacy students were integrated into rural government-run clinics and a community hospital in Kanye, Botswana 58 ; medical students worked with underserved rural patients in Nicaragua 63 or in rural primary health care centers in Nepal 60 ; medical students provided health care to the homeless 61 ; nursing and midwifery students delivered care to pilgrims in Lourdes, France 59 ; nursing students delivered care to refugees in Medellín, Colombia 64 ; or nursing students and nurses were involved in international immersion programs in Central America, Jamaica, 65 Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe. 62 During these programs, learners provided hands-on health care while living with people in the host community.…”

Preparation and support for students in community placements: A mixed methods study

“…International literature indicates a mixed picture concerning the extent to which students enjoy their community placements internationally (Babenko-Mould et al, 2016, Cooper et al, 2014, Schneider et al, 2018, Kent-Wilkinson et al, 2010, Betony and Yarwood 2013 which may contribute to reluctance to work in the community post-graduation (Albutt et al, 2013), andPijl-Zieber et al (2015) go further, saying there is frequently a disconnect between students and their community placement preparation and learning that amounts to a substantial theory-practice gap related to the lack of a strong community-focused pedagogy. This appears not to be the case in our study as students overwhelmingly reported satisfaction with their clinical facilitation and learning environment in the CLEI-19 data.…”

“…In the Netherlands, community nursing was seen as a lower status occupation than acute sector nursing, and many students were not keen on community placements or working there as a career on graduation (Iersel, et al, 2018). Interestingly, Schneider et al (2018) facilitated student health professionals to take part in a social learning program. The program was based in Colombia where Schneider et al (2018) describes factors such as displacement of families due to political issues has led to areas of deprivation in need of community based care.…”

“…Interestingly, Schneider et al (2018) facilitated student health professionals to take part in a social learning program. The program was based in Colombia where Schneider et al (2018) describes factors such as displacement of families due to political issues has led to areas of deprivation in need of community based care. The study found that the students involved in the project enjoyed working autonomously and creatively and that by working in areas of deprivation they felt that has become more compassionate (Schneider et al, 2018).…”

“…The program was based in Colombia where Schneider et al (2018) describes factors such as displacement of families due to political issues has led to areas of deprivation in need of community based care. The study found that the students involved in the project enjoyed working autonomously and creatively and that by working in areas of deprivation they felt that has become more compassionate (Schneider et al, 2018). The benefits of student nurses having exposure to community nursing is also advocated by other international authors such as Kent-Wilkinson et al (2010), who describe student nurses having to personalise and adapt their practice when caring for Australian Aboriginal children in community setting in order to recognise cultural needs.…”