Service learning: a tuberculosis screening clinic in an adult residential care facility.

摘要

Service learning is an educational experience that equally benefits the educational institution and the organization where the service is provided.A tuberculosis screening clinic was a mutually agreed upon service learning project that was conducted by baccalaureate nursing students for residents of an adult residential care facility. The college, the adult care facility, and a local public health agency participated in the clinic. Each organization contributed significant resources for the clinic, making it a unique project that was mutually agreed upon and implemented, as well as mutually beneficial.