Implementing a Pediatric Camp Clinical for Pre-Licensure Education

Abstract

: This article describes the implementation and outcomes of a pediatric clinical education pilot project at a weekend overnight camp for children with special needs. Nine junior-level baccalaureate students participated in the immersion experience. The course skill inventory, an instructor-led postconference, a focus group session, and online forum entries were used to evaluate the experience. The evidence suggests that students gained a wide variety of psychomotor skills and patient-centered care attitudes. Although scheduling was challenging, we concluded the camp clinical was an enlightening and positive experience that offered opportunities not readily available in the hospital setting.

Disability training for health workers: A global evidence synthesis

“…For example, some studies examined the impact of clerkship placements in specialized clinics for people with disabilities, 31 while others looked at nurses and occupational therapists' improvements after participating in a week-long summer camp for children with disabilities. 32 In the clinical setting, students found that they improved skills because they were able to engage with people with disabilities for extended periods, rather than a singular interaction. Furthermore, the out-of-clinic engagement, such as at camps, schools, or residential settings helped illustrate the non-medical and everyday lives of people with disabilities.…”

Disability Training for Health Workers: A Global Narrative Systematic Review

“…For example, some studies examined the impact of clerkship placements in specialized clinics for people with disabilities, 27 while others looked at nurses and occupational therapists' improvements after participating in a week-long summer camp for children with disabilities. 28 In the clinical setting, students found that they improved skills because they were able to engage with people with disabilities for extended periods, rather than a singular interaction. Furthermore, the out-of-clinic engagement, such as at camps, schools, or residential settings helped illustrate the non-medical and everyday lives of people with disabilities.…”

Pediatric Clinical for Nursing Students in Rural Areas: The Camp Nursing Experience

“…Finding clinical placements for pediatric experiences can be challenging for nursing education programs located in rural settings (Hensel, Malinowski, & Watts, 2015). Rural hospitals typically do not have the numbers of pediatric patients necessary to provide individual pediatric experiences for an entire clinical group nor can rural community settings accommodate a full clinical group at one time.…”

“…Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 20(1) https://dx.doi.org/10.14574/ojrnhc.v20i1.603 147 supported and relaxed and 3) that scheduling was a barrier. Despite the scheduling issues, the authors indicated a desire to continue the camp experience for students as a pediatric clinical option (Hensel et al, 2015).…”