Open AccessCreating a Primary Care Track in Prelicensure Nursing Education
Author(s) -
Janice E. Hawkins,
Lynn L. Wiles,
Jamela M. Martin,
Beth Tremblay,
Karen Higgins,
Ingrid Mahoney
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
journal of nursing education/the journal of nursing education
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1938-2421
pISSN - 0148-4834
DOI - 10.3928/01484834-20220912-14
Subject(s) - practicum , workforce , curriculum , nursing , health care , medical education , medicine , nurse education , psychology , pedagogy , political science , law
RNs practicing in primary care (PC) increase access to health care and contribute to better patient outcomes and cost savings, yet undergraduate nursing education traditionally focuses on disease-oriented care. This article describes a curricular track for infusing PC prelicensure programs.