Student satisfaction with the Service-Learning methodology: an added value in the training of the nursing degree

Objective: To evaluate the effect on the satisfaction of nursing students and the participants of Service-Learning methodology in the development of Health Education workshops. Method: Service-Learning project was designed in four stages: 1) students training in knowledge about Community Nursing and...

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Main Authors: Laura García Garcés, Cayetana Ruiz-Zaldibar, Ángel Gerónimo Llopis, Ángel Vicario Merino, Marta Lluesma Vidal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco 2021-10-01
Series:Horizonte Sanitario
Online Access:https://revistahorizonte.ujat.mx/index.php/horizonte/article/view/4511
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Summary:Objective: To evaluate the effect on the satisfaction of nursing students and the participants of Service-Learning methodology in the development of Health Education workshops. Method: Service-Learning project was designed in four stages: 1) students training in knowledge about Community Nursing and Health Education; 2) development of healthy workshops for its implementation in associations; 3) implementation of the workshops; 4) reflection on Service-Learning impact. An ad hoc questionnaire was developed to assess students’ satisfaction. It was also evaluated the workshops’ participant’s satisfaction.  Results: students reported having a very high level of satisfaction by increasing their scores after improving Service-Learning methodology in the subject. In addition, participants who received health promotion workshops developed by nursing students reported a positive impact on their health. Conclusion: development of Service-Learning methodology associated with health education implies high level of satisfaction in nursing students and a social impact for the community.
ISSN:1665-3262
2007-7459