““Developing a Service Learning Developing a Service Learning Project that Meets both the Needs of  Project that Meets both the Needs of  the Community Partner and Nursing  the Community Partner and Nursing 

Student"  Student" 

Presenter: Jackie Gillespie RN, MN, CNEPresenter: Jackie Gillespie RN, MN, CNEGuests: Dr. Arlene Privette and Hillary BakerGuests: Dr. Arlene Privette and Hillary Baker

Clemson University Service Learning

BackgroundBackground

Clemson University and Service LearningClemson University and Service Learning

Clemson University School of NursingClemson University School of Nursing

N415 Community N415 Community Health NursingHealth Nursing

Clemson UniversityClemson University

Clemson University defines service learning as “a form of experiential education that uses community service experiences to enrich academic education.” This teaching process involves students in:

• identification and analysis of actual community needs

• providing solutions to meet those needs

• implementing those solutions.

• evaluation and impact

(Clemson University, 2002://virtual.clemson.edu/LEARNING).

Spirit of ServiceSpirit of Service

Clemson Nursing students have the “spirit of service” that Clemson University is known for. They are actively involved in assessing, planning and implementing service learning projects each semester. In the process serving others, they discover what it means to provide a community service for hundreds of people, teaching them skills that will equip them to live happier, healthier lives.

N415 Community Health N415 Community Health NursingNursing

The last semester of their senior year, Nursing students The last semester of their senior year, Nursing students take N415 Community Health Nursing and learn to plan take N415 Community Health Nursing and learn to plan service learning projectsservice learning projects

N415 Service Learning N415 Service Learning

For their service For their service learning project they learning project they work as a team to: work as a team to:

•partner with an partner with an organization;organization;

•study their community study their community and provide a serviceand provide a service

•design, implement and design, implement and evaluate their service evaluate their service learning project. learning project.

N415 Service Learning ProjectN415 Service Learning ProjectAssessment PhaseAssessment Phase

Goal is to know and understand Goal is to know and understand the community that is home to the the community that is home to the population or group with which population or group with which they are working with to provide a they are working with to provide a service learning projectservice learning project

Data is collected through:Data is collected through: Windshield surveys Windshield surveys Interviews Interviews with community with community

members and organization members and organization leadersleaders

MeetingsMeetings with partnering with partnering agencyagency

Data collectionData collection

Assessment PhaseAssessment Phase

Assessment DataAssessment Data

Oconee Population: 74,273

Oconee Hospice House formed in 1989; non-profit entity affiliated with Oconee Medical Center

Hospitalizations in Oconee county for Chronic Disease (2010):Hypertension (78); Heart Disease (1,378); Stroke (266); Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease (277); Diabetes (151); All Cancers (241)

Interviews: :Fire Chief, Jan OliverLila Doyle Director of Nursing, Nancy FarrahMayor Dan AlexanderSenior Solutions AdministratorUnited Way Campaign Manager, Sarah Rankin;Executive Director of Oconee County Chamber of Commerce, Sandra Jones; Clinical Coordinator Hospice, Debbie Carter, Bereavement Coordinator, Jeanne Malmgren

N415 Service Learning ProjectN415 Service Learning ProjectDiagnosis and Goal PhaseDiagnosis and Goal Phase

Assessment data is analyzed and a Assessment data is analyzed and a community diagnosis or identified need is community diagnosis or identified need is established by students and aggregate established by students and aggregate leaders. leaders.

**Knowledge Deficit: Palliative Care r/t lack Knowledge Deficit: Palliative Care r/t lack of informative resources and public of informative resources and public misconceptions AEB repeat misconceptions AEB repeat hospitalizations of the chronically illhospitalizations of the chronically ill

N415 Service Learning ProjectN415 Service Learning ProjectOutcome Identification PhaseOutcome Identification Phase

Objectives/ Goals are established for the Objectives/ Goals are established for the community diagnosis. community diagnosis.

Community Partner leaders and students Community Partner leaders and students mutually develop measurable, realistic, and mutually develop measurable, realistic, and aggregate focused goals.aggregate focused goals.

N415 Service Learning ProjectN415 Service Learning ProjectPlanning PhasePlanning Phase

Partnering agency and Partnering agency and students will plan an students will plan an appropriate interventions appropriate interventions and steps to meet and steps to meet objectives.objectives.

Systematically establish Systematically establish roles and responsibilities of roles and responsibilities of students and partnering students and partnering organization. organization.

Students need to submit a Students need to submit a written plan for review to written plan for review to partnering organizationpartnering organization

N415 Service Learning ProjectN415 Service Learning ProjectPlanning PhasePlanning Phase

Collaborated with staff at Collaborated with staff at Oconee Hospice of the Oconee Hospice of the Foothills to promote their new Foothills to promote their new palliative care program palliative care program

Researched information on Researched information on palliative care and combined palliative care and combined with current information from with current information from HospiceHospice

Set dates for research, Set dates for research, compiling information, compiling information, constructing posters, power constructing posters, power point, and brochures, and point, and brochures, and presentations in the presentations in the communitycommunity

N415 Service Learning ProjectN415 Service Learning ProjectImplementation PhaseImplementation Phase

Service Learning Service Learning Project is carried Project is carried out in accordance out in accordance with written plan.with written plan.

Implementation PhaseImplementation Phase

Created material for Created material for Oconee Hospice of the Oconee Hospice of the

Foothills :Foothills :•power point presentationpower point presentation

• BrochuresBrochures• three tri-fold boardsthree tri-fold boards

Set up tri-fold boards at Set up tri-fold boards at Oconee Medical Center and Oconee Medical Center and Lila-Doyle; interacted with Lila-Doyle; interacted with

employees and members of employees and members of the community about the the community about the palliative care program; palliative care program; distributed brochures distributed brochures

N415 Service Learning ProjectN415 Service Learning ProjectEvaluation and Permanence PhaseEvaluation and Permanence Phase

Partnering agency, Partnering agency, students and recipients students and recipients evaluate the Service evaluate the Service Learning ProjectLearning Project’’s s achievement of achievement of objectives.objectives.

Assure tools in place to Assure tools in place to provide continuationprovide continuation

Recommendations for Recommendations for future projects made.future projects made.

Projects in Local and International Projects in Local and International CommunitiesCommunities

There are many sites There are many sites that contact the School that contact the School of Nursing to request of Nursing to request service learning projects service learning projects for their agency. for their agency.

Partnerships and ProjectsPartnerships and Projects

Selection of Agencies that support students Selection of Agencies that support students learning through service learning projects.learning through service learning projects.• Walhalla Middle and High SchoolWalhalla Middle and High School• West Oak Middle and High SchoolWest Oak Middle and High School• Centerville ElementaryCenterville Elementary• Anderson Christian SchoolAnderson Christian School• Foothills Crisis Pregnancy CenterFoothills Crisis Pregnancy Center•National Health Care Professional GroupsNational Health Care Professional Groups•International – Guatemala, Ecuador, BahamasInternational – Guatemala, Ecuador, Bahamas

Student ProjectsStudent Projects

Walking ClubWalking ClubDrug EducationDrug EducationProm SafetyProm SafetyAt-Risk High School At-Risk High School StudentsStudents Time ManagementTime Management Goal SettingGoal Setting Attendance/AttitudeAttendance/Attitude

Hygiene for Middle Hygiene for Middle SchoolersSchoolersReproductive HealthReproductive Health

Todays DiscussionTodays Discussion A group of 9 Senior Nursing Students A group of 9 Senior Nursing Students Partnered with Oconee Medical Center Partnered with Oconee Medical Center Hospice of the Foothills to provide a service Hospice of the Foothills to provide a service learning project for Hospice and Dr Arlene learning project for Hospice and Dr Arlene Privette, PI Coordinator and Staff Educator will Privette, PI Coordinator and Staff Educator will share how agencies and students can help share how agencies and students can help each other and N415 Senior Nursing Student , each other and N415 Senior Nursing Student , Hillary Baker worked with a group that worked Hillary Baker worked with a group that worked at West Oak High and she will share the at West Oak High and she will share the student perspective on service learning. student perspective on service learning.

Tips for Planning a Service Tips for Planning a Service Learning ProjectLearning Project

Partner with an agency/community that Partner with an agency/community that has a need and wants your helphas a need and wants your help

Be a presence in the agency/community Be a presence in the agency/community on a long-term basis, not just for a short on a long-term basis, not just for a short timetime

Line up course requirementsLine up course requirements

with the service projectwith the service project

HAVE FUN !HAVE FUN !

A Special Thank You!A Special Thank You!

To Wonderful To Wonderful Partnering Agencies Partnering Agencies Like Hospice of the Like Hospice of the FoothillsFoothills

To Fabulous CU To Fabulous CU Nursing StudentsNursing Students

To Service Learning To Service Learning Alliance that supports Alliance that supports Service LearningService Learning..

Stain Glass Window at OMC Hospice of Foothills/ Cottingham House

The Power of the Paw