Evaluation of a nursing student health fair program: Meeting curricular standards and improving community members' health.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Background
Public health nursing (PHN) is an essential component of baccalaureate nursing education. In order to build PHN competencies, universities must design and operationalize meaningful clinical activities addressing community and population health. Currently, there is a paucity of literature delineating best practices for promoting competency in PHN.Aims
The purpose of this manuscript is to describe a PHN-student health fair program as a means for meeting undergraduate PHN curricular standards, and to report results of an evaluation conducted examining its effectiveness in improving community member's health knowledge.Methods
Health fairs were held at community agencies that served the homeless or victims of intimate partner violence. A total of 113 community members that attended a health fair were assessed at baseline and immediate posttest using open-ended questionnaires. The design of the health fairs included a community assessment, intervention, and evaluation flow that followed the nursing process.Results
We report that results from participants surveyed indicated that PHN-student delivered health fairs improved health knowledge among community members in this sample (p = .000).Conclusion
Health fairs conducted by PHN students appear to be promising community health promotion and disease prevention interventions that can serve as an effective strategy for teaching PHN student competencies and facilitating engagement with the community.Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Salerno, JP; McEwing, E; Matsuda, Y; Gonzalez-Guarda, RM; Ogunrinde, O; Azaiza, M; Williams, JR
Published Date
- September 2018
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 35 / 5
Start / End Page
- 450 - 457
PubMed ID
- 29667239
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC6153036
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1525-1446
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0737-1209
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1111/phn.12402
Language
- eng